CATALOGUE OF VERTEBRATES. 605 



inches; tarsus, 3 to 4 inches; bill, 7 inches; tail, 4 inches. 

 Belongs to Tropical America ; casual as far north as Connecticut. 



PLBGADIS, Kaup. 



P. autumnalis, Hass. (falcmellus, L.), {Ibis ordii — Abbott's Catalogue.) 

 Glossy Ibis. 



Head feathered, crown feathers lanceolate, and forming a crest 

 when erected ; tarsus scutellate ; bill curved as above ; feet long ; 

 claws nearly straight; plumage rich chestnut, with metallic tints. 

 Length, 24 inches ; tail, 4 inches ; bill, 4^ inches. Southern. 



" Stragglers only of this species are seen in New Jersey, and 

 none ever breed here. When seen it is generally near the coast, 

 although occasionally they follow the course of our rivers. 

 Author has seen a specimen killed on the Hackensack River, and 

 saw a second on the meadows skirting the Delaware, a few miles 

 above Bordentown, in Mercer county." — [C. C. A.] 



Family CICOXIIDiE. 



Storks and 'Wood Ibises. 



TANTALUS, L. 

 loculator, L. Wood Ibis. 



Tarsus reticulate ; bill stout, curved upwards ; toes long ; top 

 of head covered by a smooth plate ; plumage white ; quills and 

 coverts black ; naked part of head bluish. Length, 40 inches ; 

 bill, 9 inches ; tarsus, 8 inches ; middle toe, 4 inches. Southern ; 

 casual as far north as New York. 



Family ARDFIDiE. 



Herons. 



BOTAURUS, Steph. 



B. lentiginoeus, Montag. American Bittern. Indian Hen. Stake 

 Driver. 



Hind toe at same level as front ones; claws long, narrow, 

 curved, and middle one pectinated ; bill narrow and pointed ; 



