Ibisea of the Genvs Theristicus. 513 



Geronticiis melanotis (errore), Scl. P. Z. S. 1876, ^. 828 

 (Zool. Gard.). 



Theristicus caudatus Elliot, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 498 (part.) ; 

 Salv. (nee Bodd.) Cat. B. Striekl. Coll. p. 525, no. 2558 

 (speeim. a, Chile) (1882) ; Scl. List Vert. An. (8) p. 411 

 (part.) (1883) ; Sel. et Huds. Ar--. Orn. ii. p. 110 (part., 

 Antarctic S. Amer.) (1889); Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 205 

 (Estancia Esjartilla, between Ranchas and Chascomus, from 

 May to August) ; James, New List Chil. B. p. 9 (Chile) 

 (1892) ; Scl. List Vert. An. (9) p. 427 (part.) (189G). 



? Vanduria (or Baiuluria ?) de Invierno Hudson, P. Z. S. 

 1871, p. 261 (Pampas about lat. 38° S.). 



? Geronticus melanopis Huds. & Scl. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 261 

 (south of Buenos Ayres). 



Theristicus melanopis Heine & Rchnw. Nom. Mus. Hein. 

 p. 313 (1890). 



Ibis caudata Hartert (nee Bodd. J, Kat. Vogelsamml. Mus. 

 Senckenb. p. 205, no. 3078 (Chile) (1891). 



Ibis {Theristicus^ caudatus Oust. Miss. Sc. Cap Horn, Ois. 

 pp. 140, 330 (part.) (1891). 



Theristicus melanopis Sharpe, Hand-list Gen. & Sp. B. i. 

 p. 186, n. 1 (part., Chile and the Str. of Magellan) (1889). 

 Pileo toto fulvo-seruginoso, lateribus capitis, vitta plumosa 

 longitudinali guUe intermedia, collo ac pectore albo-ful- 

 vescentibus, loris verrucosis, regione periophthalmica ac 

 guke lateribus, interdum etiam parte media infima guise, 

 nudis,nigris; fascia preepectorali transversa, plus minusve 

 lata, cinerea ; abdomine tibiarumque plumis nigri- 

 cantibus ; crisso nigerrimo, nitore virescente \ dorso, 

 scapularibus, alarumque tectricibus griseis fere sericeis, 

 tectricibus majoribus et mediis paullo pallidioribus ; 

 remigibus, subalaribus, Cauda et supracaudalibus nigris, 

 viridi-uiteutibus : rostro nigro ; iride rubro-sanguinea ; 

 pedibus rubris. Long. tot. circa 700 mm. ; al. 400 ; 

 caud. 200; rostri culm. 140; tarsi 80. 

 Hab. Mageilauia [Forster, Cunninyham) ; Patagonia 

 [Hudson); Southern Argentina [Hudson) ; Chile [Mus. P.-B. 

 Varsovia, &c.), Valdivia [Philippi) ; Peru occ, lea [Kali- 

 iiowski), Chorillos [Jelski). 



This species is easily known from the preceding by the 



