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seas, are also mentioned as within its eastern range.* 

 In Africa, it has heen found in Egypt and in the 

 vicinity of the Cape oi Good Hope.f In America, 

 an Ibis has always been considered as identical 

 with this species, and ranges from the United States 

 to Mexico, Florida, and the Brazils ; this, in fact, 

 being considered as the head quarters of the species. 

 The Prince of Canino, in his last geographical and 

 comparative list, however, places the American bird 

 under the title of Ills Ordii, restricting the /. fal- 

 clnellus to Southern and Central Europe, whence the 

 stray specimens reach the British shores. As in 

 many similar cases, we have thought it right to state 

 the views of the Prince, though we do not know 

 his distinguishing characters, and have only more 

 and more to regret the want of that information, 

 which would have rendered his work so much more 

 valuable. 



In the adult bird, the plumage may be said to 

 be one brilliant changing mass of greenish-black, 

 purple, arid dull red, all parts having a metallic 

 lustre, these prevail on the head, neck, back, and 

 general upper parts ; beneath, the colour is of a deep 

 reddish-brown, with little play of colour ; the bill is 

 deep brown, and the naked part of the face, the legs, 

 and feet, are blackish-green, darkest on the latter. 

 The young specimen procured by Mr. Selby, in Nor- 

 thumberland, is thus described by him, and, with 

 little variation according to age, may suffice to mark 

 the young in their first or early state. " The bill 

 * Temminck. f Dr. Smith. 



