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290. Black Stork. Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus). 



Giconia nigra. Shelley, p. 265. 



Passes through Egypt on migration, and a certain number 

 remain in Upper Egypt during the winter months. 



Length about 40 inches. Head, neck, and upper parts 

 black, glossed with green and purple ; abdomen white ; bill, 

 eyes, pouch, legs, and feet coral red. The sexes are alike, and 

 the young are of a duller coloration. 



291. Open-billed Stork. Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck. 



On July 1, 1919, Major Flower saw a wild example in 

 the Giza Zoological Gardens. 



Length 28 inches. Upper parts black, slightly glossed with 

 green and purple. Head, neck, and under parts black. Bill 

 dusky with a whitish base. The two mandibles do not meet 

 in the centre of their length. 



292. Spoonbill. Platalea leucorodia Linnseus. 



Platalea lencorodia. Shelley, p. 264. 



Numbers pass through during both migrations, but some 

 appear to stay during the summer, though there are no records 

 of its having bred. 



Length about 36 inches. The adult male in breeding plumage 

 is white with a tinge of yellow on the head and fore neck. The 

 large spatule-shaped bill is black barred with yellow and with 

 a yellow tip ; gular pouch orange. The female is slightly smaller, 

 and the young are white with a flesh-coloured bill. 



293. Glossy Ibis. Plegadis falcmellus (Linnaeus). 



Ihis falcinellus. Shelley, p. 262. 



Large numbers pass through during the spring migration 

 and many remain until the middle of June at least, though it 

 has never been found breeding in the country. 



Length about 22 inches. The adult has the head, neck, 

 and lower parts deep copper red. Back, wings, and tail brownish 

 black glossed with metallic green and purple. The young bird 

 is not glossed, and the head and neck are mottled with greyish 

 white. In general appearance, and when seen at a distance, 

 this bird resembles a black curlew. 



