294 cassell's book of birds. 



FAMILY XIII— The Avocets (Recurvirostr^e), iv., 50. 

 Sub-Family 1. — The Avocets (Recurvirostra), iv., 50; the Scooping Avocet (R. avocetta), iv., 50. 



FAMILY XIK—The Curlews (Numenii), iv., 51. 

 Sub-Family 1. — The Curlews (Numenius), iv., 51 ; the Great Curlew, or Whaap (N. arquatus), iv., 51. 



FAMIL Y XV.— The Ibises (Ibides), iv., 54. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Falcinels (Falcinellus), iv., 55 ; the Glossy Ibis (F. igneus), iv., 55. 

 „ , 2. — The Scarlet Ibises (Ibis), iv., 56 ; the Scarlet Ibis (I. rubra), iv., 56. 



„ „ 3. — The True Ibises (Threskiornis), iv., 56; the Egyptian or Sacred Ibis (T. religiosa), iv , 56. 



FAMILY XVI.— -The Spoonbills (Platale^e), iv., 58. 

 Sub-Family 1. — The Spoonbills (Platalea), iv., 58; the Common Spoonbill (P. leucorodia), iv., 58. 



FAMILY XVII. — The Boat-bills (Cancromata), iv., 59. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Whale-headed Storks (Bateniceps), iv., 59 ; the Whale- headed Stork, or Shoe-beak (B. 



rex), iv., 59. 

 „ „ 2. — The Boat-bills (Cancroma), iv., 62 ; the Savaku, or Boat-bill (C. cochlearia), iv., 62. 



FAMILY XVIII— The Shadow Birds (Scopi), iv., 62. 



Sub-Family r. — The Shadow Birds (Scopus), iv., 62 ; the Hammer-head, or Shadow-Bird (S. umbretta), 

 iv., 62. 



FAMILY XIX.— The Storks (Ciconije), iv., 63. 



Sub-Family I. — The Tantali (Tantalus), iv., 65 ; the Ibis-like Tantalus (T. ibis), iv., 66. 

 „ ,, 2. — The True Storks (Ciconia), iv., 67 ; the White or House Stork (C. alba), iv., 69. 



„ ,, 3. — The Simbils (Sphenorhynchus), iv., 70 ; the Simbil (S. Abdimii), iv., 70. 



„ „ 4. — The Giant Storks (Mycteria), iv., 71 ; the Senegal Jabiru (M. Senegalensis), iv., 71; the 



Jabiru (M. Australis), iv., 71. 

 „ „ 5. — The Adjutants, Argalas, or Marabous (Leptoptilos), iv., 74 ; the African Marabou (L. 



crumenifer), iv., 74 ; the Indian Adjutant, or Argala (L. argala), iv., 74. 

 „ „ 6. — The Clapper-billed Storks (Anastomus), iv., 75 ; the African Clapper Bill (A. lamelligerus), 



iv., 75. 



FAMILY XX.— The Herons (Ardeje), iv., 76. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Herons Proper (Ardea), iv., 78; the Common Heron (A. cinerea), iv., 78; the Giant 



Heron (A. Goliath), iv., 80. 

 ., „ 2. — The White Herons (Herodias), iv., 81 ; the Great White Heron (H. alba), iv., 81 ; the Lessei 



Egret (H. garzetta), iv., 82. 

 „ „ 3. — The Cattle Herons (Bubulcus), iv., 82 ; the Cattle Heron (B. ibis), iv., 82. 



„ „ 4. — The Night Herons (Nycticorax), iv., 82 ; the Night Heron (N. Europaeus), iv., 82. 



„ „ 5. — The Dwarf Bitterns (Ardetta), iv., 83 ; the Little Bittern (A. minuta), iv., 83. 



„ „ 6. — The Bitterns (Botaurus), iv., 85 ; the Common Bittern (B. stellaris), iv., 85. 



FAMILY XXI.— The Sun Bitterns (Eurypygje), iv., 86. 

 Sub-Family 1. — The Sun Bitterns (Eurypyga), iv., 86 ; the Sun Bittern (E. helias), iv., 86. 



FAMILY XXIL— The Cranes (Grues), iv., 87. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Cranes Proper (Grus), iv., 89 ; the Common Crane (G. cinerea), iv., 89. 

 „ „ 2.— The Demoiselle Cranes (Anthropoides), iv., 90 ; the Demoiselle Crane (A. virgo), iv., 90. 



FAMILY XXIIL— The African Crowned Cranes (Balearic^), iv., 90. 



Sub-Family 1.— The African .Crowned Cranes (Balearica), iv., 90 ; the Crowned African Crane (B. pavonina), 

 iv., 90. 



