HISTORY OF WATER BIRDS.

 

THE RED FLAMINGO.

Tue Flamingo is an ungraceful bird.
See! what a long, crooked neck, heavy
bill, and long legs! But the feathers are
of a beautiful red color, and this prevents
the Flamingo from being entirely ugly.
The Flamingoes breed in the West India
Islands, and then visit the coasts of the
United States. When seen at a distance
such is the brilliancy of their dress, that
they seem like a troop of soldiers, being
arranged alongside of each other, in lines,
while they search for food near the sea.

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