66 CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



Order ODONTOGLOSSvE. Lamelliros- 



TRAL GrALLATORES. 

 Family FHCENICOFTERIDiE. Flamingoes. 



Genus PHCBNICOPTERUS Linn. 



Phanicopterus Linn. S. N. ed. lo, I. 1758, 139. Type, P. ruber 

 Linn. 



182. Fhoenicopterus ruber Linn. 

 American Flamingo. 



Phcenicopterus ruber Linn. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 139. 

 [B 502, C 47S, R 585. C 687.] 



Geog. Dist. — Atlantic coasts of subtropical and tropical America ; 

 southern Florida. Galapagos. 



Order HERODIONES. Herons, Storks, 

 Ibises, etc. 



Suborder IBIDES. Spoonbills and Ibises. 



Family PLATALEIDiE. Spoonbills. 



Genus AJAJA Reich. 

 Ajaja Reich. Handb. 1852, p. xvi. Type, Platalea ajaja Linn. 



