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$Title{Scarlet Ibis}
$Subject{Tantalinae; Ibis; Eudocimus; rubra; ruber; Scarlet Ibis}
$Journal{Birds of America: Volume VI}
$Volume{Vol. 6:53-54}
$Family{Tantalinae}
$Genus{Ibis; Eudocimus}
$Species{rubra; ruber}
$Common_Name{Scarlet Ibis}
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Portions copyright (c) Creative Multimedia Corp., 1990-91, 1992
B I R D S O F A M E R I C A .
By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.
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VOL. VI.
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SCARLET IBIS.
[Scarlet Ibis.]
IBIS RUBRA, Linn.
[Eudocimus ruber.]
PLATE CCCLIX.--ADULT MALE AND YOUNG.
It was supposed by WILSON, and since his time by others, that this
brilliantly coloured Ibis is not uncommon in the southern parts of the United
States. This opinion, however, is quite erroneous, and I have found the Scarlet
Ibis less numerous than even the Glossy Ibis; indeed I have not met with more
than three individuals in a state of liberty, in the whole range of the United
States. These birds occurred at Bayou Sara, in Louisiana, on the 3d of July,
1821. They were travelling in a line, in the manner of the White Ibis, above
the tops of the trees. Although I had only a glimpse of them, I saw them
sufficiently well to be assured of their belonging to the present species, and
therefore I have thought it proper to introduce it into our Fauna. WILSON'S
figure, I believe, was taken from a living specimen, not, however, procured
within the limits of the United States, and which was kept for some time in
Peale's Museum in Philadelphia. My drawing of the adult male, and that of the
immature bird, were made from specimens also procured beyond our limits. It is
said that the habits of this bird are very similar to those of the White Ibis,
of which I give you a long account; but, as I have not had opportunities of
observing them, I judge it better to abstain from offering any remarks on this
subject.
SCARLET IBIS, Tantalus ruber, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. viii. p. 41.
IBIS RUBRA, Bonap. Syn., p. 311.
SCARLET IBIS, Nutt. Man., vol. ii. p. 84.
SCARLET IBIS, Ibis rubra, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. v. p. 62.
Adult, 29; wing, 11 1/4.
Accidental. Three specimens seen by me in Louisiana.
Bill, feet, and bare parts of head, pale lake; plumage bright scarlet,
excepting the quills, which are white, and the terminal portion of the outer
four primaries, which are bluish-black. Young in first plumage with the bill
and feet brownish-grey, the bare parts of the head pale flesh-colour; plumage of
head, neck, and upper parts, brownish-grey, of lower, white.