FAM. XLVII. IBISES 



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White Ibis 



1. White Ibis (184. Oudra dlba). — A large, shore-living, 

 white bird, with a long sickle-like, downwardly curved bill. 

 The tips of the outer 

 primaries are black. 

 The bill is evenly 

 curved from end to 

 end. The young is 

 grayish-brown on 

 the back, and white 

 on the belly and 

 rump. The flocks of 

 these birds when 

 on the wing are ren- 

 dered conspicuous 

 by the contrast be- 

 tween the white of the general plumage and the black tips of 

 the primaries. On account of the peculiar bill these silent 

 birds have a curlew-like appearance, but the bare spot around 

 the eyes distinguishes them. They live in flocks of from five 



to hundreds throughout the year. 

 (Spanish " Curlew.") 



Length, 21-28 ; wing, llj (10J-12i); 

 tail, 5 ; tarsus, 3^ ; culinen, 5-7. Soutti 

 Atlantic and Gulf States, south to north- 

 ern South America ; north to North 

 Carolina, Illinois, Utah, and Lower Cali- 

 fornia, casually to Connecticut. 



2. Scarlet Ibis (185. Gitara 

 rhhra).- — A scarlet-colored ibis, 

 with black tips to the secondaries. 

 This is a South American bird, 

 birt has been seen a few times in 

 Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and the 

 West Indies. 



Length, 28 ; wing, 11 ; tail, 5 ; tarsus. 



Glossy Ibis 

 apgar's birds. 



3. Glossy Ibis (186. Plegadis 



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