Ibis. 



IBIS (Ibis Falcinellus, Temminck.) 



* Tantalus igneus, Gmel. Syst. 2. p. 115. 14 Ind. Orn. 2. p. 708. 16 Numenius 



castaneus, lb. 5. p. 329. 5.— Le Courlis verd. Buff. Ois. 8. p. 29. tk 31. —Bay 



Ibis, Arct. Zool. 2. p. 460 lb. Supp. p. 67 Lath. Syn. 5. p. 113. 12. & p. 



114. 12. A Br. Miscel. t. 18 Tantalus viridis, Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 648 



Numenius viridis, N. C. Petr. 15. p. 462. t. 19 Green Ibis, Lath. Syn. 5. p. 



114. 13 Linn. Trans. 9. p. 198 Glossy Ibis, Lath. Syn. 5. p. 115. 14 



Wale. Syn. 2. t. 132 Lewin's Br. Zool. 4. t. 152 Don. Br. Birds, 5. t. 1. 8. 



Mont. Orn. Diet. & Supp.— Brazilian Curlew, Nat. Miscel. 17. t. 705. 



It is not a little surprising- that the Glossy Ibis should have so long 

 continued multiplied into three distinct species, as it appears to be by- 

 no means an uncommon bird in some parts of Europe. The Glossy 

 Ibis has long- been admitted into the British Fauna, but has been 

 esteemed extremely rare : it is, however, tog-ether with its varieties, 

 the Bay and the Green Ibis, more frequently observed with us than for- 

 merly, occasioned perhaps, only by the greater attention that in these 

 days is paid to the subject of natural history. 



We consider the variety usually called the Bay Ibis, ( Tantalus Ful- 

 cinellus,) to be the most perfect state of plumag-e ; the Green Ibis, 



