FAMILY PIICENICOPTERID.E. FLAMINGOES. 



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FAHILY PHCENICOPTERID^. 



Flamingoes. 



Large, tall birds, usually red or pink ; bill, very much bent, with tooth- 

 like serrations on edge. 



Wing, over 17 inches long (carpus to tip). 



General plumage, red or piuk : ueck autl legs, long; bill, miicli bent with tooth-like serra- 

 tions on edo-e. Ph(£mcopterns rnher. Flamingo. 

 " See No. 138. 



A few Flamingoes are still found in extreme southern Florida. The species is common i-n 

 the Bahama Islands. 



