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Mr. Gould afterwards exhibited a species of Ibis, having many 

 characters in common with the Ibis religiosa of Cuvier, and two new 

 species of the genus Plutalea, which were accompanied with the fol- 

 lowing descriptions. 



Ibis strictipennis. lb. capite et collo svperiore nudis, et nigre- 

 scenti-fuscis, caruleo lavatis ; corpore toto, et alls albis, cervino 

 lavatis ; plumis in guld longis, angustis, lanceolatis et rigidis; 

 primariis ad apices cceruleo-viridibus ; tertiariis valde productis 

 et nigro-coeruleis, albo sparsis ; tarsis et spatio nudo sub aid 

 rufo-fuscis. 



Long. tot. unc. 30 ; rostri, 6 ; alee, 14^; caudte, 6; tarsi, 4. 



Hab. Australia. 



Platalea regia. Plat, cristd occipitali pendente et corpore toto, 

 pectore excepto, albo; pectore fiavo parum lavato ;f rente facie an- 

 teriori et guld plumis prorsus nudis ; notd super oculos atque in 

 occipite medio aurantiacd. 



Long. tot. unc. 39 ; rostri, 8^ ; aliB, 15 ; Cauda, 5^ ; tarsi, 5^. 



Hab. Nova Cambria Australi. 



Foem. Aiffert a mare adulto, staturd minors. 



Platalea flavipes. Plat, corpore toto albo ; parte faciei nudd 



angustiore quUm in Plat, regid ; parte nudd et rostro aurantiacis ; 



pedibus flavis. 

 I^ng. tot. unc. 28 ; rostri, T\ ; ala, \4^ ; caudee, 5^ ; tarsi, 4|. 

 Hab. Nova Cambria Australi. 



