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(248) THE BLACK IBIS. 

 (INOCOTIS PAPILLOSUM— (Temm.) ) 

 Hindi — Buza. 

 Description. — The colouring of the upper part of the body f uscous 

 brown ; upper tail coverts black ; wings steel blue with purple reflexion ; 

 a patch of white on the lesser wing coverts ; lower parts blackish brown; 

 the head black, with a patch of red papillae on the back of the head. 

 Hab. — Found throughout the greater part of India. 



Length of life in captivity. 



Specimens have now and then been exhibited in the garden, but 

 there is no record of the period during which any of them lived. 



(249) THE GLOSSY IBIS. 



(PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS— {Linn.) ) 

 Hindi — Keicari or Koivar. 

 The bronze metallic lustre of the plumage is most noticeable during 

 the breeding season. 



Hab. — It has a wide range of distribution, being found throughout 

 Asia, Australia, North Africa, and south of Europe ; common in India 

 during the cold weather. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 A few have been living since 1880. 



(250) THE SCARLET IBIS. 



(EtTDOCIMUS RUBER— Linn.) 



Of an uniform scarlet colour. 

 Hub. — South America. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 A specimen lived from July 1880 to August 1888. 



(251) THE FLAMINGO. 

 (PH^NICOPTERUS ANTIQUORUM— Temm.) 

 Hindi — Hans or Bag-ham. Bengali — Kanthunti. 

 Its long neck and legs, and the bent down bill, are very character- 

 istic ; the extent and intensity of the rosy red colour of the head, back, 

 tail and the wing coverts vary somewhat in different specimens; the 

 colouring of the females is generally subdued; the young birds are 



