Flamingo, Spoonbill and Ibis. 
182. Flamingo (Phenicopterus ruber). L. 45; from 
toe to bill, 60. 4ds. Rosy red, lighter on back; prim: 
aries and secondaries black. Yuxg. Smaller, grayish 
brown; lighter below. Notes. A honk resembling that 
that of a Canada Goose. 
Range.—Atlantic coasts of tropical and subtropical America; resi- 
dent (breeding?) In southwestern Florida (Monroe county); casual 
west to Texas, north to South Carolina. 
183. Roseate Spoonbill (4jaia ajaja). L. 32. 
Ads. Head and throat bare; sides of breast and end 
of tail rusty buff; lesser wing-coverts, upper and under 
tail-coverts carmine. Yung. Head feathered, buff and 
carmine replaced by pink. 
Range.—Tropical and subtropical America; north to Gulf States. 
185. Scarlet Ibis (Guara rubra). L. 24. Ads. 
Scarlet: tips of primaries black. Yuxg. Grayish brown, 
lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts white; under- 
parts dull white. 
Range. ‘‘Florida, Louisiana and Texas, southward to the West 
Indies and northern South America. No record of its recent occur- 
rence inthe United States."’ (A. O. U.) 
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