WADERS. 



so; 



to those who are afraid of it, for the Adjutant is an arrant coward, 

 and will not venture even to oppose a hen when she is defending 

 her chickens, which the Adjutant has been trying to catch unob- 

 served. 



The Ibis The bill of the tantalus, or ibis, is very long 



and straight, without a nasal pass, a little inflected at the tip, 



The Ibis, 



which is curved; the face naked; the legs very long; and the 

 lateral toes united by a broad, scalloped membrane. There are 

 five species. 



The ibis religiosa, or tantalus Ethiopicus, and also known as 

 the sacred ibis, is common in Ethiopia, and in the whole of Lower 

 Egypt during part of the year. Part of the head and neck is 

 naked, and the general plumage is diversified with glossy black 



