. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . merous scales; the bill is large, long and heavy;the plumage is white, except for the black primaries and tail. It is a largebird about four feet in length. They are quite abundant in swamps along the 118 Gulf coast, where they place their nests, whicnare platforms of sticks, in trees and bushes overthe water. They lay three eggs which are white,and have a rough surface. Size x [189.] Jabiru. Jabiru mycieria. This larse bird, which
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . merous scales; the bill is large, long and heavy;the plumage is white, except for the black primaries and tail. It is a largebird about four feet in length. They are quite abundant in swamps along the 118 Gulf coast, where they place their nests, whicnare platforms of sticks, in trees and bushes overthe water. They lay three eggs which are white,and have a rough surface. Size x [189.] Jabiru. Jabiru mycieria. This larse bird, which is the only true Storkthat claims a place In our avifauna, is a nativeof South and Central America, wandering north,casually to Texas. Their nests are large plat-forms of sticks in very high trees. BITTERNS and HERONSFamily ARDEIDAE Herons and Bitterns are long-legged waders,having straight, pointed bills, and with the headfeathered, except for the lores. 190. Bittern. Bautaurus lentiginosus. Range.—United States and southern Britishprovinces, breeding in the northern half of theUnited States and wintering in the southern por-tion. WADING BIRDS.
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