GLOSSY IBIS—Family Ibididas. 
]86. Plegadis autumnaUs. 25 inches. 
The neck and body of this bird is a rich dark chestnut 
color, glossy with purplish on the head; wings and tail glossy 
greenish black; bill, legs and feet carmine red, bill much 
curved downward. 
This bird is just the same as the White-faced Glossy Ibis 
which is occasionally found in southern California, with the 
exception that the latter has the forehead and feathers, bor¬ 
dering the bill, white. 
Nest. Strongly and compactly woven of dead rushes at¬ 
tached to living stalks, and well cupped. Eggs 3 or 4 deep 
greenish blue color (1.95x 1.35). 
WOOD IBIS—Family Ciconias. 
188. Mycterici americana. 45 inches. 
Head and neck unfeathered and covered with scales, which 
are pale bluish in color as are also the legs. Plumage en¬ 
tirely white except for the primaries and tail, which are 
glossy purplish black. This is the only true Stork which oc¬ 
curs in North America, and is found only in the southern 
part of California and the most southern states near the 
Gulf of Mexico. They lay 3 or 4 white eggs (2.75 x 1.75). 
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