134 BIRDS. 



bluish; L. 48; W. 20; B. 9. Southern States, N. to 

 Ohio and Colorado. 



2. IBIS, Mdhring. IBISES. 

 * Claws curved. (Ibis.) 



1. /. alba, (L.) V. WHITE IBIS. Pure white, wings 

 with black; L. 24; W. 11; T. 4; B. 7. Southern States, 

 N. to L. I. 



** Claws nearly straight. (Falcinelhis.) 



2. /. falcinellus var. ordii, (Bon.) Allen. GLOSSY IBIS. 

 Rich dark chestnut, with greenish and purplish on head; 

 L. 24; W. 11; T. 4; B. 4. S. States, N. to N. England. 



OEDEE O.-ALECTOEIDES. 



(The Cranes and Mails.) 



Tibia naked below; neck, legs and feet much as in 

 Herodiones, except that the hind toe is small and ele- 

 vated, and provided with a small claw. Bill various, 

 usually lengthened; head fully feathered or else exten- 

 sively bald. Body more or less compressed. Wings 

 short, rounded, concave. Tail very short and small; size 

 various. 



FAMILY LVIIL GRUID^E. 



(The Cranes) 



Very large birds with the head and neck extremely 

 long. Wings large. Tail short. Head more or less 

 naked, with scattered hair -like feathers. Plumage 

 mostly compact. Bill as long or longer than head, 

 straight and slender; tibiae extensively naked; tarsus 

 scutellate; toes rather short; hind toe highly elevated. 

 Genera three; species fourteen, of various parts of the 

 world. 



