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Fam. _TANTALIDAE (Ibises, Shell and Pelican Ibises, 
Spoon-bills, &c.) 
Sub-Fam.— TANT ALINAE (Pelican Ibisses.) 
938. Tantalus leucocephalus ( Font .) The Pelican Ibis.—Descr. 
Jerdon, III ; “ S. FA I, 399; VII, 309, 507. 
Log. Recorded from Sind, Cutch, Kathiawar and Gujarat. Per¬ 
manent resident in some parts, migratory in others. Corn 
mon, except in Sind, where it only occurs plentifully in a few 
localities. 
Sub-Fam. —PLATALEINiE (Spoon-bills.) 
939. Platalea leucorodia (Lin.) The Spoon-bill. Descr. 
Jordon, III ; “S. FA I, 256. 
Log . Recorded from Sind, Cutch, Kathiawar, and Gujarat. Mi¬ 
gratory in some districts, permanent resident in others. Com¬ 
mon in most localities suitable to its habits. 
_ t jb-Fam. —ANASTOMATINiE (Shell Ibisses.) 
940. Anastomus oscitans ( Bodd .) The Shell Ibis. Descr. 
Jerdon, III, and “ S. FA IV, 212, 213. 
Log. Recorded from Sind and Gujarat. Migratory in some parts, 
permanent resident in others. Not uncommon, except in 
Sind, where it is rare, except in the Eastern Nara. 
Sub-Fam. —IBISINiE (Ibises.) 
941. Ibis melanocephala (Lath.) The White Ibis.—Descr. Jer¬ 
don, III, and vide “ S. FA IT, 436. 
Log. Recorded from Sind, Cutch, Kathiawar, and Gujarat. Per¬ 
manent resident. Not uncommon. 
942. Inocotis papillosus (Tern.) The Warty-headed or Black 
Ibis.—Descr. Jerdon, III. 
Log. Recorded from Sind, Cutch, Kathiawar, and Gujarat. Per¬ 
manent resident. Common, except in the very desert tracts. 
