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regions of America, Aliica, and A.'^ia. Of the five species of Tantalince admitted by authors, we 

 have seen, in addition to l\mtaliis luadat.or, only the T. ibis, LiNN., from Northern and Eastern 

 Africa. This is so difl'erent in form and other characters as to seem entitled to separate generic 

 rank ; and linding no name already established or available, we have proposed that given above.^ 

 The Indian Wood Iliis ('/'. leucocepludus, Gii.) and all the other Old World species - agree closely in 

 structure with the African species (T. ihin). 



Genus MYCTERIA, LiNNiEus. 



Mycleria, Linn. S. N. cd. 10, I. 1758, 140 ; cd. 12, 1. 1706, 2.32 (type, M. ancricana, Gmel. e.x Lin'n.). 



Gen. Char. Very large. Stork-like birds, with enormous, somewhat conical and rather recurved 

 beaks, and with head and neck bare of feathers. Bill enormously large, longer than the very long 





M. Americana. 



1 Cf. Troc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. V. p. 550. 



2 T. lactcm, Trmm., of Java and Siniiatra, and T. longuimcmhris, Swixn., of South China (Anioy). 



