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14. Numenius hudsonicus. Hudsonian Curlew. — Resembles 
the last. Bill about 3.75. 
15. Tantalus loculator. Wood Ibis. — Adult, head and neck 
bare (young, feathered whitish); plumage, white; some of primaries 
purplish black; bill very long and stout. Length about 50, wing 
about 20. 
16. Ibis falcinellus var. ordii. Glossy Ibis. — Plumage, chest- 
nut and greenish. Length about . 24, wing about 10. 
17. Ibis alba. White Ibis. — About size of the last; plumage 
white, outer primaries tipped with black ; young, brownish gray. 
18. Ibis rubra. Scarlet Ibis. — About size of the last; 
plumage, bright scarlet, outer primaries tipped with black; young, 
gray, sometimes mottled with scarlet. 
19. Botaurus minor. Bittern. — General plumage, brownish, 
streaked with tawny and black ; legs, greenish ; soles of the feet, 
yellow. Length about 25, wing about 10. 
20. Nyctiardea grisea var. ncvvia. Night Heron. — Bill more 
slender than that of N. violacea , resembling that species ; head only 
slightly crested. Length about 23, wing about 12. 
21. 'R alius virginianus. Virginia Rail. — Resembles R. longi- 
rostris ; small. Length about 9, wing about 4. 
