228 Mr. R. Swinhoe on Amoy Ornithology. 



racters of the Indian T. leucocephalus with those of the Malay 

 T. lacteus, Temm., being about the size of the former, but with 

 the less nude face of the latter. It is remarkable for its long 

 legs, the tarse being 1'5 inch longer than that of T. leucocephalus 

 in Dr. Jerdon's description. I will name it temporarily 



Tantalus longimembris, sp. nov. 



Length 42 inches ; wing 20. Tail of twelve feathers, but 

 slightly graduated, the four middle ones being rounder at their 

 tips, the laterals squai'e-shaped ; rather more than 7'5 inches long. 

 Under tail-coverts very fluffy, and extending to 1'5 inch short of 

 the tip of the tail. Bare portion of tibia Sinches, tarse 9*6, middle 

 toe 5*3, outer toe 4-9, inner toe 3*75, hind toe 2*4 — all in- 

 cluding claws, the toe-pad extending nearly to the tip of the 

 claw. Bill 10'2 inches along the culmen, and the same from 

 gape to tip of the lower mandible ; greatest depth of bill 2"2. 

 Bare skin of forehead 1 inch, descending backwards behind the 

 corner of the eye *5 inch, advancing again on the lower man- 

 dible to about -75 inch from its base, and running back on the 

 throat into an angle on a plane with its limit behind the eye. 

 Tongue about '8 inch long by '2 broad throughout, flat, horny, 

 and rounded ofi" at the tip. Bare skin orange ; bill light orange- 

 yellow, tinged, especially towards the tip, with bluish-grey. 

 Inside of the mouth tinted much as the exterior of the bill. 

 A blackish mark runs round the base of the bill. Irides bright 

 yellowish-brown. Head and neck clothed with small feathers, 

 like the same parts on our Pelican, of a light milky-brown with 

 a good many vfhite feathers interspersed. Lower back, rump, 

 belly, and under tail-coverts pure white. Rest of the body light 

 milky-brown, with scattered white feathers. Lesser wing- 

 coverts light brownish-grey, with paler edges and on many 

 feathers a darker shade in the middle and at the base. It is 

 difficult to infer what these feathers may be in the adult. In 

 T. leucocephalus they are black, in T. lacteus white. Greater 

 coverts blackish hair-brown on the concealed half of the fea- 

 thers, and milky on the exposed part. These coverts blend 

 with the tertials, which are decomposed and tinted with a fine 

 rose-coloured glow. Bectrices and remiges of a fine bronzed 



