136 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1957 



BIRDS 



STRUTHIONIFORMES 



Num- 

 Scientific name Common name ber 



Struthionidae: 



Struthio camelus Ostrich 1 



RHEIFORMES 

 Rheidae: 



Rhea americana Rhea 2 



CASUARIIFORMES 

 Casuariidae: 



Casuarius unappendiculatus unap- One-wattled cassowary 1 



pendiculatus. 

 Dromiceiidae : 



Dromiceius novaehollandiae Emu 5 



TINAMIFORMES 

 Tinamidae : 



Tinamus major Chestnut-headed tinamou 1 



SPHENISCIFORMES 

 Spheniscidae: 



Aptenodytes patagonica King penguin 4 



Pygoscelis adeliae Adelie penguin 1 



Spheniscus humboldti Humboldt's penguin 2 



PELICANIFORMES 



Pelecanidae : 



Pelecanus erythrorhynchus White pelican 7 



Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis Brown pelican 2 



Pelecanus onocrotalus Rose-colored pelican 2 



Phalacrocoracidae : 



Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus Farallon cormorant 1 



CICONIIFORMES 



Ardeidae: 



Florida caerulea Blue heron 2 



Leucophoyx thida Snowy egret 2 



Notophoyx novaehollandiae White-faced heron 1 



Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli Black-crowned night heron 24 



Tigrisoma lineatum Tiger bittern 4 



Balaenicipitidae : 



Balaeniceps rex Shoebill 1 



Cochleariidae: 



Cochlearius cochlearius Boat-billed heron 3 



Ciconiidae : 



Dissoura episcopus Woolly-necked stork 1 



Leptoptilus crumeniferus Marabou stork 1 



Leptoptilus javanicus Lesser adjutant 2 



Threskiornithidae : 



Ajaia ajaja Roseate spoonbill 2 



Eudocimus alba White ibis 4 



Eudocimus ruber Scarlet ibis 2 



Mycteria americana Wood ibis 1 



Threskiornis melanocephala Black-headed ibis 1 



Phoenicopteridae : 



Phoenicopterus antiquorum Old World flamingo 1 



Phoenicopterus chilensis Chilean flamingo 2 



Phoenicopterus ruber Cuban flamingo 1 



