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April, and May, returning in November to pass further south. 
During their passage, they keep in pairs and in small lots, 
frequenting much the same ground as the Crane {G. cinerea) ." 
— Favier. 
Favier also gives a Moorish name, thus written, Gefinga ; 
but it is probably incorreet. I repeat it in case it should be 
all right. From its shy and wild and, as far as my observa- 
tions go, solitary habits, the Black Stork on both sides of the 
Straits appears to be much less common than perhaps is really 
the case. I saw one near Tangier in October 1869, and 
another on the 26th of April 1871, and have seen several spe- 
cimens obtained in the neighbourhood. Near Gibraltar I saw 
one on the 22nd of February, another on the 1 1 th of January 
1872, near Seville, and obtained a specimen from there on 
the 18th of November, 1870. These were the only instances 
when I personally noticed it. 
Family Ibidid^. 
264. Ibis falcinellus, Linn. The Glossy Ibis. 
Moorish. Maiza [Favier). Spanish. Morito. 
" This bird occurs near Tangier en passage, returning to 
pass the winter further south. Some must remain to nest in 
the country; for they are frequently met with during May, 
June, and July." — Favier. 
We saw great flocks of the Glossy Ibis at the lakes of Ras 
Doiira towards the end of April ; but they were very wary, as 
they are in Andalxicia, whereas I remember in India one used 
to walk up to within tliirty yards of them. 
When flying they much resemble the Spoonbill in their 
manner of flight. They nest in Morocco, as I have seen eggs 
obtained in the country ; and I am well informed that in wet 
seasons they breed in the Soto Torero, near Vejer, and also in 
the marismas of the Guadalquivir ; but I have no personal 
knowledge of their nesting-habits. The eggs are of a uniform 
pale bluish green colour. Near Gibraltar I have only noticed 
this Ibis when passing late in April and in May. A female 
shot at the First River on the 31st of May, had the gizzard 
