New York Zoological Society. 
AMERICAN FLAMINGOES (Phoenicopterus ruber). Length: 3% feet. Range: 
Tropical America. 
Nesting in large island colonies, both the males and females of this 
beautifully tinted bird take turns in hatching the eggs. During incubation, the 
long legs are folded under the body, the graceful neck is coiled away among 
the back feathers, and the head rests on the breast. 
Clifford Sutcliffe, Federal Writers’ Project. 
(Left) 
MARABOU STORK 
(Leptoptilus cru- 
MENIFEr). Height: 
4 feet. Range: 
Africa. 
Because of their 
value as street clean¬ 
ers, these scavengers 
are protected and 
are a common sight 
in many African vil¬ 
lages. Captive speci¬ 
mens often serve the 
villagers for more 
than fifteen years. 
(Right) 
WOOD IBIS (Myc- 
TERIA AMERICANA). 
Height: 3 % feet. 
Range: Southern 
United States to Ar¬ 
gentina. 
This is the only 
member of the stork 
family found in the 
United States. 
Ralph De Sola, Federal Writers’ Project. 
