THE GLOSSY-IBIS — THE ANI. 327 



The social and singular Ani (") was there. 

 In whose nest many females obtain oft a share. 

 The fleet Courier-Pheasant ran swiftly along; 

 With a serpent the Crested immers'd in the throng. 



hatched, are said to be black, then grey, then whitish, and, 

 lastly, scarlet. 



The Igneus, or Glossy-Ibis, has the head and neck black ; 

 bill and legs green ; body varied with glossy-blue, blackish- 

 green, green and claret; beneath dark rufous; quill and tail 

 feathers green-gold ; thirteen inches long -, inhabits Russia : 

 was once shot in Cornwall ; it has also been seen in I^forfolk. 



(") Order, Picm, (Linn.) Ani, the Lesser, the Greater, 

 the Varied, the Walking. 



The genus Crotophaga, or Ani, consists of four species, 

 all natives of South America ; they have a compressed semi-oval 

 arched bill, carinate on the back ; upper mandible angular at 

 each edge ; nostrils pervious. They are as follow: 



The Aniy or Lesser-Ani, is blackish violet, feet formed for 

 climbing ; thirteen and a half inches long ; gregarious, many 

 females laying in the same nest, each taking care of its own 

 brood ; eggs sea-green, spotted towards the ends ; feeds on 

 fruits, seeds, worms, and insects; picks out the acarus, or tick, 

 from the backs of cattle infested with it, for which purpose it is 

 said they will lie down spontaneously. The Major, or Greater- 

 Ani, is also blackish-violet, the feathers edged with green; 

 quill feathers dusky green ; feet scansorial like the last ; length 

 eighteen inches ; docile and easily tamed ; inhabits Cayenne. 

 The Variaj or Varied-Ani, is varied with black and red ; feet 

 scansorial ; eleven inches long. The Amhulatoria, or VValking- 

 Ani, has the feet ambulatory ; except in the structure of the 

 feet, is like the last ; inhabits Surinam. 



