258 IBIDIDiE : IBISES. 



of a specimen seen and thoroughly identified, though 

 not secured, by Mr. Geo. Bird Grinnell, near Milford, 

 Conn., May 23, 1875. The details of the case are 

 given in Am. Nat., ix, 1875, p. 470, and again in Mer- 

 riam's Rev. B. Conn., 1877, p. no, as follows: "Late 

 in the afternoon of May 23 [1875], I observed near Mil- 

 ford, Conn., a specimen of the Ibis alba. I recognized 

 the bird as it flew over me, and following it to a small 

 pond where it went down, discovered it perched upon a 

 tree over the water. I carefully examined it with a 

 good glass, at a distance of about one hundred and fifty 

 yards, and by this means was enabled to note every 

 detail of form and color. It was in full plumage, the 

 white being pure, and the naked skin about the head 

 bright red. After watching it a few moments I tried to 

 approach it, but before I came within gunshot it flew, 

 uttering a hoarse cackle as it went off." 



