THKBISTICUS. LOPHOTIBIS. , J j J , ; , J , / 



Hagedashia hagedash, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 739 

 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 19 (1898) ; id. Hand-l. 

 i. p. 186 (1899). 



The egg of the Hadadah Ibis in the Collection is decidedly 

 biconical in shape, the larger end being nearly as much compressed 

 as the smaller. The shell is rather rough and much pitted with 

 pores. The ground-colour is greyish buff, and is densely streaked 

 and blotched with two shades of reddish brown. The specimen 

 measures 2'43 by 1'57. 



1. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [0.]. 



Genus THERISTICUS, Wagler. 

 Theristicus melanopsis (Gm.). 



Theristicus melanopis, Newton, Ibis, 1870, p. 502 ; id. P. Z. S. 1871, 

 p. 56, pi. iv. fig. 8; Durnford, Ibis, 1877, p. 190; 1878, p. 400; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 21 (1898). 



Theristicus caudatus, Sol. fy Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 110 (1889) ; 



James, New List Chilian Birds, p. 8 (1892). 

 Theristicus melanopsis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 186 (1899). 



The eggs of the Black- faced Ibis are narrow and biconical, the two 

 ends being^ery closely alike. The shell is coarse and without gloss. 

 The ground-colour i dull white or pale greyish white, and this is 

 very sparingly marked with spots and very small blotches of deep 

 brown and pale underlying purple. The markings are very evenly 

 distributed over the whole shell. In one specimen they are very 

 distinct and well-defined, but in three they are hazy and indistinct. 

 Four examples measure respectively : 2-57 by 1*65 ; 2'6 by 1*6 ; 

 2-6 by 1-6 ; 2-6 by 1-65. 



4. Central Chile (Landbeck\ Berkeley James Coll. 



Genus LOPHOTIBIS, Eeichenb. 



Lophotibis cristata (Bodd.). 



Lophotibis cristata, Roch $ E. Newt. Ibis, 1863, p. 171 ; Cowan, 

 Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Milne-Edwards fy 

 Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 536 (1885); Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 27 (1898) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 187 (1899). 



The egg of the Crested Ibis in the Collection is almost a perfect 

 -ellipse in shape, smooth, gloss-less, and plain white. It measures 

 2-38 by 1-6. 



1. Betsileo, Madagascar. Kev. W. Deans Cowan [P.], 



