THE RED SPOONBILL.

By looking at a picture of the Spoonbill.
the little reader will know why the bird
is so named. When full grown, the bill
is six inches in length, and two inches in
width at the end. The bird itself grows
to the length of two feet six inches. The
American Spoonbill is chiefly found in the
warm regions of the continent, and is very
common in the West India Islands. The
plumage is brillant, the upper parts
being red and the under portions white.
The Red Spoonbill is a water-bird, and is
generally found on the sea coast, where it
wades about searching for shell-fish, ma-

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