AVES PLATALEID>E. 361 



American Birds,' says nothing is known of its nidification ; but this may 

 refer to the bird only in America. I hope from my own observation to 

 find out something more of its breeding-habits in this country." (Hudson, 

 P. Z. S. 1870, pp. 799-800.) 



Family PLATALEID^E. 







Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. XXVI. p. 43 (1898); id. Hand-List Bds. 

 i, p. 188(1899). 



AJAJA Reichenbach. 



Type. 



Ajaja, Reichenb. Av. Syst. Nat. p. xvi. (1852); Sharpe, Cat. 



Bds. Brit. Mus. XXVI. p. 52 (1898); id. Hand-List Bds. 



i, p. 189 (1899) A. a/a/a. 



Mystrorhamphus, Heine, in Heine & Reichen. Nomencl. Mus. 



Hein. p. 313(1890) A. ajaja. 



Geographical Range. Warmer and south temperate portions of North 

 and South America. 



AJAJA AJAJA (Linnaeus). 



Platalea ajaja, Linn. Syst. Nat. I. p. 140 (1758); Gray, Gen. B. III. p. 

 559 (1847) I Haiti. Ind. Azara, p. 22 (1847) 5 Des Murs in Gay's Hist. 

 Chil. Zool. I. p. 414 (1847) ; Hartl. Naum. 1853, p. 222 (Valdivia) ; 

 Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 157 (Kidney Cove, Falkland Isl.) ; Burm. La 

 Plata Reis. II. p. 511 (1861); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 145 

 (Conchitas) ; Gray, Handl. B. III. p. 37, no. 10205 (1871) ; Scl. & 

 Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 127 (1873) ; Huds. P. Z. S. 1876, p. 15 

 (Buenos Aires) ; Durnf. Ibis, 1877, p. 190 (Baradero, Apul, winter 

 visitor) ; Gibson, Ibis, 1880, p. 156 (Cape San Antonio, summer 

 visitor) ; Barrows, Auk, I. p. 272 (1884: Bahia Blanca, Feb.) ; Berl. 

 J. f. O. 1887, p. 33 (Pilcomayo) ; Oust Miss. Scient. Cap Horn, p. 

 300 (1891). 



La Spatule couleur de rose, Briss. Orn. V. p. 356, pi. xxx (1760). 



La Spatule rouge, Briss. torn. cit. p. 359. 



La Spatule couleur de rose de Cayenne, D'Aubent. PI. Enl. VIII. pi. 165, 

 (1781). 



