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Mr. Gould afterward8 exhibited a species of Ibis. having many 

 characters in common with the Ibis religiosa of Cuvier, and two new 

 species of the genus Plutalea, which were accompanied with the fol- 

 lQwing descriptions. 



Ibis strictipennis. Ib. capite et colio superiore nudis, et nigre- 

 scenti-fuscis, ccsruleo lavatis ; corpore toto, et alis albis, cervino 

 lavatis ; plumis in gulei longis, angustis, lanceolatis et rigidis; 

 primariis ad apices coeruleo-viridibus ; tertiariis valde productis 

 et nigro-coeruleis, albo sparsis ; tarsis et spatio nudo sub aid 

 rufo-fuscis. 



Long. tot. unc. 30; rostri, 6 ; alte, 14^; caudce, 6; tarsi, 4, 



Hab. Australia. 



Platalea regia. Plat. cristd occipitali pendente et corpore toto, 

 pectore escepto, albo; pectoreflavo parum lavato ; fronte f acie an- 

 teriori et guld plumis prorsus nudis ; notd super oculos atque in 

 occipite medio aurantiacd. 



Long. tot. unc. 39 ; rostri, 8^; ala, 15 ; cauda, 5į ; tarsi, 5į. 



Hab. Nova Cambria Australi. 



Feem. differt a mare adulto, staturd minore. 



Platalea flavipes. Plat. corpore toto albo ; parte faciei nudd 



angustiore qu<lm in Plat. regid ; parte nudd et rostro aurantiacis ; 



pedibus flavis. 

 Long. tot. unc. 28 ; rostri, 7į ; alcs, 14į ; cauda, 5į ; tarsi, 4|. 

 Hab. Nova Cambria Australi. 



