Descriptive List of the Common Birds 



All three have similar habits, the last being 

 the only common member of the genus. No. 

 210 has no white throat. Nos. 209 and 211 

 have a white throat, but can be readily dis- 

 tinguished by the fact that No. 209 is one foot 

 longer than No. 211. 



l^he Ibises^ 212-214 

 Ibises are birds about the size of a common 

 fowl, but having a long curved bill like that of 

 the curlew. As Finn has pointed out, " Ibises 

 fly like storks with the neck outstretched, but 

 with a quicker stroke of the wings and frequent 

 intervals of sailing with the pinions held level, 

 so that they are easily distinguished from other 

 waders when on the wing." They usually occur 

 in small flocks. 



212. Ibis melanocephala : The White Ibis. 



(F. 154O, (J- 941). ( + V.) 



The bald head and neck are black, as are the 

 long bill and legs. The rest of the plumage is 

 white. 



213. Inocotis fapllosus : The Black Ibis. 

 (F. 1542), (J. 942), ( + V.) 



The Black Curlew, or King Curlew, or King 

 Ibis of Anglo-Indians. 



In this species the head only, and not the 

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