100 IBIDID.E. 



Genus INOCOTIS, Reichenb. 



Inocotis papillosa (Temm.). 



Geronticus papillosus, Jerd. Birds 2nd. iii. p. 769 (1864). 



Inocotis papillosus, Oates ed, Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 22& 



(1890); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. xxvi. p. 12 (1898). 

 Inocotis papillosa, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 185 (1899). 



The eggs of the Black Ibis are usually of an ordinary oval form,, 

 but some are very narrow and others are more or less pointed at 

 both ends. They are pale bluish green, often plain, but at times 

 spotted with brown or yellowish brown. The markings are- 

 invariably sparse and faint. The eggs measure from 2*24 to 2'71 

 in length, and from 1/6 to 1*86 in breadth. 



3. India. Gould Coll. 

 1. Sirsa, Panjub. Hume Coll. 

 1. Sirsa, 18th April. Hume Coll. 



1 . Hansi, 4th March ( W. Bletvitt). Hume Coll. 



4. Hansi, 12th June ( W. B.). Hume Coll. 



2. Hansi, 18th June ( W. B.\ Hume Coll. 



2. Bhuttoo, Hansi, 24th May (H. S. Hume Coll. 



Niel). 



3. Gurgaon District, 24th March. Hume Coll. 



2. Delhi, 7th May (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 



1. Jhansi, 28th Aug (F. R. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 



3. Raipur. Hume Coll. 



2. Mundla. Hume Coll. 



Genus COMATIBIS, Reichenb. 



Comatibis comata (Ehrenb.). 



Geronticus comatus, Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 78. 

 Ibis comata, Dresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. 329 (1880). 

 Geronticus calvus apud Danford, Ibis, 1880, p. 88. 



Comatibis comata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 16 (1898) ; u. 

 Hand-l i. p. 186 (1899). 



An egg of the Red-cheeked, or Bald, Ibis in the Collection 

 is nearly elliptical in shape, slightly rough in texture, and 

 with no gloss. It is of a very pale blue colour, marked, more thickly 

 at the broader end than elsewhere, with spots and very small 

 blotches of yellowish brown and pale rufous. It measures 2-37 

 by 1-73. 



1. Algeria (Loche). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Genus HAGEDASHIA, Bp. 



Hagedashia hagedash (Lath.). 

 (Plate V. fig. 5.) 



Geronticus hagedash, Gurney, Ibis, 1865, p. 274 : Butler, Feilden 

 Zool 1882, p. 423. 



