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allen’s naturalist’s library. 
Adult Feniale. — Similar in colour to the male. Total length, 
36 inches ; ciilmen, 8'i ; wing, 23'o ; tail, 9'8 ; tarsus, 9-0. 
Young Birds. — White like the adults, but the quills browner. 
Range in Great Britain. — As might have been expected from 
their proximity to the Continent, the southern and eastern 
counties of England arc those in which the Stork most fre- 
quently occurs, and there can be little doubt that, if unmolested, 
the species would establish itself in England as a regular visitor, 
for our country offers every condition under which the species 
flourishes in other countries of Europe. Its visits to Scotian 1 
are rare, and in Ireland it is only known to have occurred 
twice, each time in Co. Cork. 
Range outside the British Islands. — Throughout Central Europe 
the Stork breeds regularly, but is less common in the Medi- 
terranean countries, where it is chiefly known as a regular 
migrant, except in Spain, where it breeds plentifully. Its 
northern range extends to Scandinavia, and it is found east- 
wards to Central Asia, though in Eastern Siberia, Corea, and 
Japan its place is taken by Ciconia boyciana, which has a black 
bill and red lores. The White Stork visits India in winter, 
and also extends its range to South Africa, where it sometimes 
remains to breed, especially when locusts are abundant. 
Habits. — To see the Storks in life it is not necessary to go 
farther than Holland, and in May, as the steamer goes up the 
Maas, a bird may often be seen in the early morning, flying 
from shore to shore, with a heavy flapping flight, its great 
wings expanded, so as to show the black quills in contrast to 
its snowy-white plumage. It is also impossible to take a 
country walk in Holland without seeing a Stork’s nest in some 
of the gardens or fields, where some accommodation in the 
shape of a post and a cradle is put up for the birds to build 
their nests on. Occasionally an old cart-wheel is thus erected, 
which is immediately appropriated by a pair of Storks, so bent 
are the Dutch on encouraging these birds, which arc supposed 
to bring good luck with them. In many places the Stork 
nests on the roof of a house, and sometimes many nests are 
found together, but it will also build in trees and even on 
cliffs. 
Colonel Irby writes “The White Stork, owing to the pro- 
