166 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 
Famity PHCENICOPTERIDZ. FLAMINGOES. 
Pheenicopterus ruber. 
Length, 47; Wing, 16.50; Tarsus, 12; Bill, 5.75. 
Plumage vermillion red; bill pale yellow, tipped 
with black. Pheenicopterus ruber. 
Flamingo. See page 241 
Famity PLATALEID-E. Spoonsi.iys. 
Ajaja ajaja. 
Length, 31; Wing, 15; Tarsus, 4.10; Bill, 6.30. Bill 
flat, widened at tip; plumage pink and white. Ajaja ajaia. 
Roseate Spoonbill. See page 242 
