916 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SUEVEY. lYol. T. 



1876. COUES, E. Eange of the Bay Ibis [Ibis falcinellus, in Oregon]. < Am. Nat, x. 

 No. 1, Jan., 1876, p. 48. 



1876. Gurnet, J. H., Jk. Black Stork [CicOnia nigra] at Lydd, in Kent. <^ Zoolo- 

 gist, 2d ser., xi, Jan., 1876, p. 4764. 



1876. Gurnet, J. H., Jr. Glossy Ibis [Ibis falcinellus]. <^Zoologist, 2d ser., xi, 

 Mar., 1876, p. 4844. 



1876. Hudson, W. H. Note on the Spoonbill [Platalea sp.] of the Argentine Ee- 

 public. < P. Z. S., Jan. 4, 1876, p. 15. 

 Probably distinct from P. ajaja; not named. 



1876. Webster, F. S. The Wood Ibis [Tantalus loculator] at Troy [N. Y. ]. < Forest 



and Stream, vi, July 20, 1876, \). 387. 



1877. Elliot, D. G. A Review of the Ibidinse, or Subfamily of the Ibises. < P. Z. S., 



June 5, 1877, pp. 477-510, pi. li. 



An important memoir, not to be overlooked even by those who may disagree with many of 

 the author's conclusions. It is based upon the material iu the Paris Museum and in the 

 Salvin-Godman and Shelley collection. It gives the leading literature of the subfamily, the 

 systematic position, the geographical distribution, with more or less descriptive and critical 

 matter under each species, with a very copious synonymy. 



The author recognizes 25 spp. of Ibises, which he disposes in 19 genera, three of which are 

 new. Most of these genera were founded by Wagler in 1 832 or by Eeichenbach in 1851 (or 

 thereabouts — Gray gives 1853), as appears from the following chronological enumeration, 

 in which the 19 adopted by Elliot are asterisked : — 



1800. Nuinenius, Cuv. Type, Tantalus cethiopicus, Lath. [Preoccupied.] 

 *1803. Falcinellus, Bechst., Gem. Nat. Type, Tantalus falcinellus, L. [ITot so.] 

 *1810. This, Savigny, Ois. iSgypt, p. 392. Type, Tantalus cethiopicus, Lath. 

 [1829. Plegadis, Kaup, Sk. Ent. Eur., Theirw., p. 82.] 

 1832. Tantalides, Wagl., Isis, p. 1231. Type, Tantalus falcinellus, L. 

 ■"1832. Theristicus, Wagl., Isis, p. 1231. Type, Scolopax caudatus, Bodd. 

 *1832. Geronticus, Wagl., Isis, p. 1232. Type, Tantalus calvus, Bodd. 

 *1832. Harpiprion, Wagl., Isis, p. 1232. Tyjje, Tantalus cayennensis, Gm. 

 *1832. Eudocimus, Wagl., Isis, p. 1232. Type, Tantalus ruber, L. 

 *1832. Gereihis, Wagl., Isis, p. 1232. Type, Ibis oxycerca, Spix. 

 ^1832. Phimosis, Wagl., Isis, p. 1233. Type, Ibis infuscata, Licht. 

 1842. ThresMornis, Gray, App. List G. of B., p. 13. Type, Tantalus cethiopicus, Lath. 

 [1844. Pseudibis, Hodgs.] 



*1851. Ooiinatibis, Reich., Nov. Syn. Av., figg. 2383, 2384. Type, Ibis comata, Eiipp. 

 *1851. Nipponia, Reich., ibid., fig. 538. Type, Ibis nippon, Temm. 

 *1851. Molybdophanes, Reich., ibid., flg. 524. Type, Ibis coerulescens, VieUl. 

 *1851. Lophutibis, Keich., ibid., flg. 637. Type, Tantalus cristatus, Bodd. 

 *1851. Inoootis, Reich., i6id., fig. 533. Type, Ibis papillosa, Tenna. 

 *1851. Carphibis, Reich., ibid., figg. 1009, 1010. Type, Ibis spinicoUis, Jam. 

 1851. Guara, Reich., ibid., figg. 525, 526, 527. Type, Tantalus ruber, L. 

 • 1851. iewciftis, Reich., iftrd., figg. 238.5, 2825, 2826. Type, TawtoZiw a?6z<.9, L. 

 "1851. Bostrychia, Reich., ibid., figg. 1011. Type, Ibis carunculata, Riipp. 

 *1855. Hagedashia, Bp., Consp. Av., p. 152. Type, Tantalus hagedash. Lath. 

 *1877. Graptocephalus, Elliot, P. Z. S., p. 483. Type, Geronticus davisoni, Hume. 

 ■'■'1877. Thaumatibis, Elliot, P. Z. JS., p. 483. Type, Ibis gigantea, Oustalet. 

 *1877.. Lampribis, EUiot, P. Z. S., p. 483. Type, Ibis olivacea, Du Bus. 

 His species are as follows : — 



1. Ibis cethiopicus. 2. Ibis bernieri. 3. Ibis melanocephala. 4. Thaumatibis gigantea. 5. 

 Graptocephalus davisoni. 6. Carphibis spinicollis. 7. Inocotis papillosus. 8. Comatibus co- 

 m,ata. 9. Geronticw^ cxlvus. 10. Phimosus infuscatus. 11. Nipponia nippon. 12. Gercibis 

 oxycerca. 13. Theristicus caudatus. 14. Lophotibis cristata. 15. Hagedashia clialcoptera. 

 16. Bostrychia carunculata. 17. Harpiprion cayanensis. 18. Molybdophanes ccerulescens. 

 19. Falcinellus igneus. 20. F. guarauna. 21. F. ridgwayi. 22. F. thalassinus, Eidgway [N. 

 B. — This is the young of No. 20]. 23. Lampribis olivacea (plate li). 24. Eudocimus albus. 

 25. E. ruber. 



Several -vsTriters hastened to show that "Falcinellus Bechst." is not available, and that the 

 name Plegadis Kaup, 1829, must be used for this genus. 



1877. Gar^od, a. H. Note on an Anatomical Peculiarity in certain Storks [ Ciconiidse] . 

 < P. Z. S., Nov. 6, 1877, pp. 711-712. 

 Storks differ in the ambiens muscle. 



