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Official Checklist of the Birds of Australia. 
Order ARDEIFORMES : HERON-LIKE BIRDS. 
Family. PLEGADID^G : IBISES AND SPOONBILLS. 
G. PLEGADIS Kaup, Skiz. Ent.-Ges. Nat. Sys., 82, 1820 ; mon., T. falcinellus. 
Falcinellus (not Vieillot 1816), Gray, List Gen. Birds, 87, 1841 ; o.d., do. 
178 PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS.—GLOSSY IBIS (177). 
G. 6 , 47 ; H. 540 ; M. 179 ; E.U.S.A., S. Eur., Af., S. Asia, Mai., A., T.,* N.Z. (once). 
Tantalus falcinellus L., Sys. Nat., 241, 1766 ; Austria. 
a Numenius igneus S. G. Gmelin, Reise Sibirica, 1, 166, 1770 ; S. Russia, 
b Ibis peregrina Bonaparte, Consp. Gen. Ay., 2, 150, 1855 ; Celebes, 
c P./. rogersi M., A.A.R., 3, 56, 1016 ; N.W.A., Parry’s Creek. 
G. TIIRESKIORNIS Gray, App. List Gen. Birds, 13, 1842 ; o.d., Tantalus cethiopicus . 
Ibis (not Lacepede 1702) Cuvier, R 6 gne An., 1, 4S3, 1817 ; type, do. 
Carphibis Reickenbacli, Nat. Sys. Vog., 14, 1852 ; o.d., I. spinicollis Jameson. 
179 THRESKI0RN1S MOLUCCA.—AUSTRALIAN WHITE IBIS (175). 
G. 6 , 46 ; H. 539 ; M. 177; Cer., Salwatti, N.G., A. oxe. W.A., S. of N.W. Cape, 
Ibis molucca Cuvier, R 6 gne An., 1, 520 (note), 1829 ; Mol. Is. [N.Z. twice. 
a I. strictipennis G., Synopsis B. of A., pt. 4, App. 7, 1838 ; N.S.W. 
b /. to. alligator M., Nov. Zool., 18, 227, 1912 ; N.T., S. Alligator R. 
180 THRESKIORNIS ( CARPIIIBIS) SPINICOLLIS.—STRAW-NECKED IBIS (176). 
G. 6 , 45; H. 538 ; M. 178; A., T.* 
Ibis spinicollis Jameson, Edin. New Phil. Jour., 19, 213, 1835; N.S.W. 
a I. lainellicollis Lafresnaye, Mag. de Zool., 1836, Ois., 67 ; N.S.W. 
b /. australis Jardino & Selby, Ill. Orn., 4, 17, 1837, N.S.W. 
c C. s . fitzroyi M., Nov. Zool.‘, 18, 228, 1912 ; N.W.A., Fitzroy R. 
Family PLATALEID/E: SPOONBILLS. 
G PLAT ALE A L., Sys. Nat., 139, 1758; s.d., P. leucorodia L. 
Spalherodia Reichenbach, Nat, Sys. Vog., 16, 1852 ; o.d., = P. regia . 
Platibis Bonaparte, Comp. Rend. Ac. Sci., 40, 724, 1855; mon., Platalea 
[ Jlavipes. 
181 PLATALEA (SPATE E RODI A) REGIA.—ROYAL SPOONBILL ( 178 ). 
G. 6, 50 ; H. 541 ; M. ISO ; Bor., Cel.-N.G., A. exc. W.A., S. of N.W. Cape* 
Platalea regia G., Syn. B. of A., pt. 4, App., 7, 1838 ; N.S.W. [N.Z. (four). 
a S . melanorhynchos Reichenbach, Nat. Sys. Vog., 16, 1852 ; N.S.W. 
b P. r. stalkeri M., Nov. Zool., 18, 229, 1912 ; N.T., Alexandra. 
182 PLATALEA (PLATIBIS) FLAVIPES.—YELLOW-BILLED SPOONBILL (179). 
G. 6, 49 ; H. 542 ; M. 181 ; A. 
Platalea jlavipes G., Synopsis B. of A., pt. 4, App., 7, 1838 ; N.S.W. 
a Platalea /. whitei M., Nov. Zool., 18, 229, 1912 ; N.T., Alexandra. 
G. 
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Family CICON1ID/E : STORKS. 
XENORHYNCHTJS Bonaparte, Com. Ren. Ac. Sci., 40, 721, 1855; taut., = M 
(asiatica 
XENORHYNCHUS ASIATICUS.—JABIRU (BLACK-NECKED STORK) (180). 
G. 6, 51; H. 544; M. 182 ; Ind., Bur., Mal.-N.G., N.A., E.A.-(Fitzroy R.-E N S W 
Mycteria asiatica La., Index Orn., 2, 670, 1790 ; India. [Macleay R* 
M. australis Shaw, T.L.S., 5, 33, 1800 ; N.S.W. 
J/. noyai-hollanduc Donovan, Rees’ Cycl., 24, 62, 1813 ; = N.S.W. 
Ciconia leucoptera Wagler, Sys. Av. Cieonia, 138, 1827 ; N S W 
X. a. rogersi M., Nov. Zool., 18. 229, 1912 ; N.W.A., Fitzroy R.’ 
