platalea

[Lat.] Ornith.: Spoonbill (q. v.), closely allied to the Storks, but having the bill long and widened out, and spoon-shaped at the extremity. Six species are known, from the warmest parts of the world, except the Moluccasand the Pacific islands. (PLATALEINE.] plăt-a-le-i-da, s. pl. [Lat. platale ( a ); fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Ornith.: A family of He rod i ones, with two subfamilies, Ibidine and Plataleine (q. v.).