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IBIS (TANTALUS). 



Sa&red Ibis. This remarkable Bird, which is the 

 first exhibited in this country, has just been received 

 from Africa, and lately described by a French natu- 

 ralist as the celebrated sacred bird of the Egyptians 

 (the identity of which has long been disputed) ; and 

 there is every reason to believe it to be the species of 

 ■which the Mummies, in the bird pits at Saccarra, are 

 composed. 



It has been examined at the house of Sir Joseph 

 Banks with the most perfect Mummy known, in which 

 the feathers are still entire, and the result left no 

 doubt on the minds of the Gentlemen present, of its 

 being the true species of Ibis, held sacred and pre- 

 served by the antient Egyptians. See the Mmimi/ 

 near it. 



The Glossy Ibis (T. Igneus). 



This was lately killed in Wales. It was likewise 

 shot a few years since in Lancashire. 



Egyptian Ibis (T. Ibis). 



This large species is what most naturalists have 

 considered "as the sacred ; but on examination with 

 those Mumn.ies that have come under my observa- 

 tion, I find it much longer, and the bill very different 

 from any of them. 



Scarlet Ibis ( Tan t al us Ruber ) . 

 Inhabits the borders of the great lakes and rivers 

 0f South America. The colour of the whole bird. 



