IBIDID^. 3 



b". Head feathered. 

 c^. Lores feathered; nape very strongly 

 crested ; a fleshy wattle in the centre 



of the throat 8. Bostrychia, p. 18. 



d^. Lores bare ; no fleshy wattle in 

 centre of throat. 

 c*. Chin feathered like the throat; [p. 19. 



some warty papillfe on lores .... 9. IIagedashia, 

 dK Chin bare, 



e'. Forehead feathered. 



e^. Lores with some warty papillae. 

 a'. Region of eye bare ; sides 

 of chin and upper throat 

 bare ; no crest of depen- 

 dent feathers on nape .... 10. Theristicus, p. 21. 

 v. Region of e}'e feathered ; 

 sides of chin only bare ; 

 a large nuchal crest of [p. 24. 



lanceolate feathers 11. Molybdophanes, 



d'''. Lores bare, with no warty 

 papiUfe ; chin and line down 

 sides of throat bare ; a slight 

 nuchal crest of metallic [p. 25. 



plumes 12. Harpiprion, 



/'. Forehead bare like the lores, 

 both having warty papillsB ; 

 no nuchal crest; chin and 

 base of cheeks as well as 



region of eye bare 13. Phimosus, p. 26. 



b. Anterior aspect of tarsus plated, with 

 distinct transverse scales, 

 c'. Head enormously crested ; lores and region 

 of the eye bare ; chin feathered, extend- 

 ing nearly over the whole of the inter- 



ramal space 14. Lophotibis, p. 27. 



d'. Head moderately crested, not very percep- 

 tibly, 

 c". Tail very long, more than half the 

 length of the wing, and exceeding the 

 outstretched feet ; lores, region of the 

 eye, as also the chin, upper throat, 



and sides of throat bare 1-5. Cercibis, p. -^8. 



d" Tail short, not half the length of the 



wing, and exceeded by the outstretched 



feet. 



e^. Throat feathered as far as the inter- 



ramal space ; chin only bare ; lores 



and base of cheeks bare, but the 



latter feathered to beyond the 



anterior line of the eye. 



e*. Toes strong, the claws sharp and 



pointed, that of the middle toe 



nearly straight 16. Plkgadis, p. 29. 



/'. Toes weaker, the claws small and 



curved . . . , 17. Lampeibis, p. 38, 



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