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CICONIA. STORK. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum longum, rectum, va- 

 lidum, integrum, teretius- 

 culum,acutum; mandibula 

 superiore carinata,inferiore 

 paulo recurvata. 



Nares longitudinaliter fissae, 

 in sulco sitas. 



Orhitoe gulaque nudse. 



Pedes grallatorii, tetradactyli, 

 digiti antice basi membrana 

 connexi ; pollex prima pha- 

 lange in terram insistente : 

 unguis medius integerri- 

 mus. 



Alee mediocres. 



Beak long, straight, stout, en- 

 tire, rounded, acute; the 

 upper mandible carinated, 

 theunder slightly recurved. 



Nostrils longitudinally cleft, 

 and placed in a groove. 



Orbits and throat naked. 



Legs^onne^i for wading, four- 

 toed ; the anterior toes con- 

 nected at the base by a 

 membrane; the hind toe 

 with its first joint resting 

 on the ground; the middle 

 claw entire. 



Wings medial. 



CicoNiA. Bay., Briss., Temm,, Cuv,, Vieil,, Leach. 

 Ardea. Linn., GmeL, Lath, 



TThE Storks reside in marshy places, and are 

 principally nourished by reptiles, frogs and their 

 fry, as well as fish and small mammalia. In most 

 countries they are much esteemed by the inha- 

 bitants, as they tend to prevent the increase of 

 noxious vermin by destroying great numbers, all 

 the species being extremely voracious. They 

 migrate in great flocks, and are very easily tamed. 



