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measurements correspond with tliose of the smaller species of 

 MumniĮj Ibis given by Cuvier ; and it agrees in plnmage (in- 

 tense blackish brovvn with metallic reflections, without any 

 mention of chestnut or marone, the livery of the Ibis ignea,) 

 vvith the descriptions of the ancients ; it is therefore very pro- 

 bable, as M. Temminck suggests, that it is the sacred species 

 worshiped and embalmed by the Egyptians. 



Length (malė), inclusive of tail, 25§inches: tail 4^ inches. Fe- 

 male 23Ą inches : tail 'i inches. 



Black heeūes, larvcE of water insects, and numerous univalveshells 

 found in the stomachs of these birds. 



190. Ibis papillosa, Temm., PI. Col. 304. Black screaming Ibis. 



Indian variety of Bald Ibis, Lath., 9. 156. 



Soar high in the air in circles, uttering melancholy screams. 

 Monogamous. P'ound in the stomach ofseveral birds aąuatic 

 insects, m'ultitudes of black beatles, Joįvaree seeds, Gryllotalpce , 

 and vegetable matters. Col. Sykes's birds are rnuch less bril- 

 liant in pluniage than the speciraen described and figured by 

 M. Temminck. 



Irides pale red. Length, inclusive of tail, 25 to 285 inches: tail 

 7^ inches. 



191. /^wy«/c/«e//?«, Temm., Man.d'Orn. 2nd Edit.2. 599. Tantalus 



Jalcinellus, L.inn., 1.94^1. Gmel., 1. SiS. Le Courlis verd, 

 Buff., Ois. 8. 29. Courly d'Italie, BufT., PI. Enl. 819. Ma- 

 rone Ibis, 

 Sexes do not differ in plumage 5 but the female is somewhat 



smaller than the malė. 

 Length, inclusive of tail, 26 to 26^ inches : tail 4.į inches. Mul- 

 titudes of black beetles and grasshoppers, and univalve fresh- 

 water shells, found in the stomach. An iimnature bird in pos- 

 session of the Zoological Society, unlike the supposed imma- 

 ture bird [Ibis ignea), is characterized by the marone livery of 

 the Ibisjalcinellus. 



Fam, Scolopacidce, Vigors. — Genus Totanus, Bechst. Sandpiper. 



192. Totanus ochropiis, Temm., Man. d'Orn.420. Tringa ochropus, 



Linn., 1. 250. Green Sandpiper. 

 Absolutely identical in plumage with a specimen from Hudson's 



Bay in the British Museum, and vvith Ėnglish specimens. 

 Irides fuscous brown. Length, inclusive of tail, 9^ to 10 inches : 



tail 2§ inches. 

 por the most part solitary. The stomach approximates to a giz- 



zard. Sexes alike. Cry, Cheet, C/ieet, Cheet. 



193. Totanus Glareola,Temm., Man. d'Orn. 2nd Edit. 2. 654, Tringa 



Glareola, Linn., 1. 250. IVood Sandpiper. 

 DifFers from one specimen of Tringa Glareola in the British Mu- 

 seum in a defined white line over the eyed to the bill, more 

 vvhite on the throat and less brovvn speckled on the breast, 

 and slightly longer bill ; but is identical in plumage vvith an- 

 other specimen. 



