230 Jour., Bom. Nat. Hisi. Sac, Vol. XXIX. No J [April 20, 19i'3. 



Order HERODIONES. 

 Sub-order PLATALK.E. 



Family IiUDiDiG. 



2049. (1541) Threskiornis melnnocephalus melanocephalus. 



The White Ibis. 



Tantalus melanocephalus Lath., Ind. Om., ii, p. 709, 

 (1790), {India) 



From S. Japan, through S. China to Burma, 

 India and Coylon. 



3050. (1542) Inocotis papillosus papillosus. The Indian 

 Black Ibis. 



Ibis papillosa Temm., PL Col, pi. 304 (1824),(7nrfta). 

 Plains of N. India, S. to Mysore and E. to- 

 Assam and Arrakan. 



2051. (1543) Inocotis papillosus davisoni. Davison's Black 



Ibis. 



Geronticus davisoni Hume, S. F., Hi, p. 300 (1875), 

 {Tenasserim). 



Pegu, Tenasserim, Siam and Cochin Cliinv.. 



2052. (1544) Plegadis falcinellus falcinellus. The Glossy 



Ibis. 



Tantalus falcinellus Linn., S. N., x, p. 241 (1766), 

 (Austria). 



S. Europe, N. Africa, E. and Central Asia to 

 Persia, E. India, Burma and Ceylon. 



Famil}- PLATALElDiE. 



2053. (1545) Platalea leucorodia major. The Indian 



Spoonbill. 



Platalea major Temm, and S'chleg.^ Faun. Jap., 

 p. 119 (1H49), (Japan). 



Egypt, Central and South Asia to Japan. All 

 India, Burma and Ceylon. 



Sub-order CICONI^. 

 Family CiCONiiDiE. 



2054. (1546) Ciconia ciconia asiatica. The Turkestan White 



Stork. 



Ciconia alba asiatica Sverte., lurk. Jevot., p. 14.5- 

 (1873), (Russian Turkestan). 



Turkestan, Yarkand, Bochara. Winter Indi* 

 to ? Ceylon. 



