146 ibis. 



In some birds the crown and nape have the middle of each feather 

 dashed with deep black, not glossy; and the legs almost black. At 

 first this bird may be taken for the young of the Scarlet Ibis, but 

 the legs are only eight inches in length; whereas in the Scarlet one 

 they are twelve at least; in this bird too they do not reach to the end 

 of the tail, but in the scarlet they extend much beyond it. 



Inhabits Cayenne, but is not numerous; always seen in pairs; 

 perches on the decayed trees, which float down with the stream, for 

 the sake of fishing, and generally at some distance from the sea; 

 called at Cayenne, Flammant des Bois. 



5.— MEXICAN IBIS. 



Tantalus Mexicanus, Ind. Orn. ii. 704. Gm. Lin. i. 652. 

 Numenius Mexicanus varius, Bris. v. 335. Id. 8vo. ii. 295. 

 Acacolotl, Raii, 104. 5. Will 218. Id. Engl. 296. Buf. viii. 45. 

 Mexican Ibis, Gen. Syn. v. p. 108. 



THIS is three feet in length. Bill eight inches long, and bluish ; 

 irides red ; between the bill and eyes, and round them, bare, and 

 reddish; head and neck covered with dusky, white, and green feathers, 

 intermixed with a few yellow ones ; back and rump black, glossed 

 with green and purple; breast and belly brown, mixed with a little 

 red ; wing coverts green ; quills and tail green, bronzed with copper ; 

 legs black. 



Inhabits Mexico; frequenting the lakes, and feeding on fish: 

 it breeds there, and is accounted good eating, though of a fishy scent. 



6.— BARE-FACED IBIS. 



Le Curucau rase, Voy. d'Azara, iv. No. 365. 



LENGTH nineteen inches, breadth twenty-two. Bill forty-five 

 lines, olive-colour ; irides brown ; fore part of the head, before the 



