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to three eggs — these were of a dirty white colour, some 

 marked with light brown round the obtuse ends, but the 

 majority were hardly marked at all. Besides eggs, young 

 in all stages of growth were found. 



The Hadadah Ibis (Theristicus hagedash) is olive-green 



Fig. 132. — Hadadah Ibis on nest. 



above, the wing coverts being metallic ; the wing quills 

 and tail dark purplish-blue ; head, neck and under-surface 

 ash-grey. Length, 30 to 81 inches. 



This bird is not uncommon in certain localities. We 

 found it breeding near Grahamstown ; the nest — a saucer- 

 shaped structure of stout sticks lined with moss and grass — 

 is built on the lower branches of a tree, generally over- 



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