1. IBIS. 5 



Faiv. tab. 43. fif?. 9 (1870) ; Fmsch Sf Hartl. Voy. Ostafr. p. 733 

 (1870: Mozambique); Scl. P. Z. S. 1870, pp. 381, 382 ^ Gurnei/, 

 in Anderss. B. Dam. Ld. p. 207 (1872) ; Shellei/, B. Egi/pt, p. 261 

 (1872) ; Ileugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. ii. pt. 1, p. 1135 (18'73: C. & S. 

 Nubia; Takah ; Senaar ; Kordof an ; Tana Lake; mouth of Sobat, 

 Jan.); Antin.Sf Sulvad. Viafft/. Bo(/os,Y>-i-'>'2 {1873: Barka Valley; 

 near Kassala; Gulf of Adulis) ; Ai/res, Ibis, 1874, p. 105 (Trans- 

 vaal) ; Reichen. J./. O. 1877, p. 151; Elliot, P. Z. S. 1877, 

 p. 485 ; E. C. Taiihi; Ibis, 1878, p. 372 (Lake Menzaleh) ; ScL t.jc. 

 pp. 449, 451, pi. xii. (breeding) ; Fischer ^- Reichen. J.f. 0. 1878, 

 p. 248 ; Fischer, t. c. p. 295, 1879,- pp. 295, 296 ; Shelley, P. Z. S. 

 1881, p. 600 (Usambara Hills); Bocaye, Orn. Angola, p. 459 

 (1881 : Rio Coroca: Humbe) ; Cory, Beautiful S,- Curious B. pt. viii. 

 (1882) ; Butler, Feilden, ^ Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 423 (Newcastle, 

 Sept.); W. A. Forbes, Ibis, 1883, p. 534 (Rabba) ; Salvad. Ann. 

 Mm. Civic. Genov. (2) i. p. 234 (1884 : Lake Cialalaka, Shna) ; 

 Sharpe, ed. Lnyard's B. S. Afr. p. 736 (1884 : Berg R. ; Dyer's Isl. ; 

 breeding) ; Fischer, J. f. O. 1885, p. 117 (Osi-Taaa moiith ; Wa- 

 pokomolaud) ; Symonds, Ibis, 1887, p. 335 (Kroonstadt) ; Reichen. 

 J.f. O. 18S7, p. 48 (Simiu R. ; Victoria Nyanza ; E. of Kagehi) ; 

 Matschie, t. c. p. 145 (Marungu) ; Salvad. Ana. Mus. Civic. Genov. 

 (2) vi. p. 316 (1888: Autoto) ; Mei/er, Abbild. Voyehk. pi. 134 

 (1890); Reichen. Voy. Deutsch-Ost-Afr.Tp-oS (I8di : Bagamoyo ; 

 Wuolaba, Usambara, Meru Mt., Sigorari ; Victoria Nyanza) ; 

 Shelley, Jhis, 1894, p. 477 (Palombi R., Nyasaland). 



Ibis egretta, Temm. Man. iv. p. 391 (1840 : Ashantee) ; Bj). Consp. 

 ii. p. 151 (1855) ; Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 232 (1857). 



Threskiornis setbiopicus, Gray, List Gen., App. p. 13 (1842); id. 

 List Grallte Brit. Mus. p. 90 (1844) ; Guruey, Ibis, 1859, p. 153 

 (Ibadan) ; id. Ibis, 1865, p. 275 (Natal). 



Geronticus ajthiopicus, Grat/, Gen. B. iii. p. 5(56 (1847) ; Layard, 

 B. S. Afr. p. 320 (1867 : Zoetendal's Vley, Dec. ; Cape Town ; 

 Lake Ngami) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 40, no. 10221 (1871); 

 Barratt, Ibis, 1876, p. 211 (Potchefstroom; Mooi River; Bloem- 

 fontein ; Pretoria) ; Holub ^ Pelz. Beitr. Orn. Siidafr. p. 292 

 (1882: Transvaal). 



Geronticus religiosua, Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 231 (1857 : Casa- 

 mance) ; id. J.f. O. 1861, p. 271 (Bissao). 



Threseiornis religiosus, Cass. Proc. Philad. Acad. 1859, p. 174 

 (Camma River) ; Ilartert, J. f. O. 188 J, p. 607 (Loko, April ; 

 Sokoto). 



Ibis sacer, Bohm, J.f. 0. 1886, p. 432 (Likuhve R.). 



Ibismelanocepbala(wfc7'.),.S'AB?-^e,76/s, 1891, p. 118 (err. : Fao, Oct.). 



Adult male in hreeding-plumage. General colour above and below 

 pure white, including the wings and tail, the long scapulars and 

 secondaries shaded with clear grey towards the ends, with a terminal 

 bar of purple on the former ; the secondaries purple along both 

 webs, all these decorated plumes being very loose in texture, and 

 with the webs decomposed ; (juills white, with steel-blue tips ; the 

 sides of the chest and of the lower surface covering the wing-bones 

 vermilion: "bill very dark brown; bare skia of head and neck 

 black, but with a pink spot under the eye ; eyes black ; iris dark 

 brown, with a reddish outer ring; naked space under the wings 

 bright brick-red" (C. J. Andersson). Total length 25 inches, 

 culmen 6-4, wing 14"5, tail 5"5, tarsus 3"8, middle toe and claw 3"6. 



