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voracious appetites. Toward noon I saw a flock of seven, that, having either 

 become tired of their efforts, or having satisfied their hunger, had drawn 

 themselves up into Hne, and were standing with their necks drawn down 

 between the shoulders, the very pictures of contented indolence. They 

 were by no means so fast asleep but that the little noise I made in crawhng 

 toward them now and then aroused their attention, when one or two would 

 lazily turn about and inspect the quarter whence came the disturbance, but 

 without catching sight of me. I finally reached a point where I risked a 

 long shot, and succeeded in wing-breaking two of the number, when the 

 rest took flight and left the locality. I had some little difilculty in secm-ing 

 my prizes, as, when I had overtaken them, each one threw himself back, 

 and, supported on his outstretched legs and tail, made some very suggestive 

 demonstrations with his formidable looking bill, bringing the mandibles 

 together with a wicked snap that by no means encouraged any attempts at 

 familiarity. A specimen was secured by Mr. F. Bischoff in Nevada in 1871, 

 and Dr. Coues has found these birds in Arizona both on the Gila and Col- 

 orado Rivers. Noted also by Dr. W. J. Hoffman at Camp Mojave, where 

 they were said to be "rather common". 



IBIS GUARAUNA (Gmel.). 



Glossy Ibis. 



Ibis (/unitma, maa., Am. Nat., viii, Feb., 1874, 110.— Yarkow & Henshaw, Rep. 

 Oru. Specs., 1872, Wheeler's Exped., 1874,30.— IIenshaw, Rep. Orii. Specs., 

 1872, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 146. 



This Ibis is well known to the gunners about Utah Lake under the 

 name of " Black Snipe ". It is said to be common in spring and fall, and 

 may, I think, breed in this vicinity. A specimen was also brought to me at 

 Camp Apache, Ariz., by an Indian, which he had just shot with a rifle. 



