THE BIRDS OF LIBERIA 651 
Ardeirallus sturmii (Wagler). African Dwarf Bittern 
Ardea sturmit Wagler, Syst. Av., Ardea, no. 37, 1827; Senegambia. 
A small species, length about 13 inches; above, slaty gray; center of fore neck and the abdo- 
men streaked with slaty on a pale yellowish ground, throat white with a slaty central streak; 
feet yellow, iris reddish. Africa south of the Sahara. 
Biittikofer (1885) collected this species at Bendo near Fisherman Lake, and 
speaks of it as a very quiet bird, somewhat rare, and found only along freshwater 
pools and creeks in the high forest. Lowe, however, secured one at Nana Kru, 
January 22, 1911, on the southern coast of Liberia, among the mangroves where 
it is difficult to see. We did not meet with it. 
CICONIIDAE Storks 
Dissoura episcopus microscelis (G. R. Gray). African Woolly-necked Stork 
Ciconia microscelis G. R. Gray, Genera of Birds, vol. 3, p. 561, 1848; Africa. 
Size medium, length about 24 inches; body chiefly black, the belly white; crown black, occiput 
and upper neck with short woolly white feathers; bill red and black, legs black, iris red. Africa 
south of the Sahara. 
This is the only stork recorded for Liberia, and it seems rare along the coast. 
Bittikofer secured a specimen at Buluma, near Cape Mount, and notes that he 
saw it only now and then along the shores of Fisherman Lake. 
THRESKIORNITHIDAE Ibises 
Hagedashia hagedash guineensis Neumann. West African Hadada 
Hagedashia hagedash guineensis Neumann, Ornis, vol. 13, p. 194, 1909: Ogruga, Nigeria. 
Length about 18 inches; head and neck grayish brown, a whitish band on side of face; back 
olive brown with metallic reflections, tail and its coverts black, wings black with iridescence; 
bill black, reddish at base, feet dark red. 
This ibis seems to be rare in Liberia, with but three actual records: the first 
is that of Biittikofer (1885, p. 242) who met with a small flock of six near Buluma, 
on a grassy plain with occasional shallow pools, and secured one of the birds; 
the second is of a male bird taken by Stampfli on the Du River (Biittikofer, 1889, 
p. 127); and the third is an adult female reported by Chubb (1905), collected on 
the St. Paul’s River. 
Lampribis splendida Salvadori. Liberian Green Ibis 
Lampribis splendida Salvadori, Ibis, ser. 8, vol. 3, p. 185, 1903: Liberia. 
Frontal shield at base of culmen broadly rounded posteriorly; brown, with a bronze luster, 
tail dark bluish green, primaries black, bill red, feet greenish flesh color. 
This plain-colored bird with its long bill and pink legs is common in Liberia. 
We saw several small flocks on the Du River and Buttikofer also notes its pres- 
ence there. It seems to prefer the wooded streams and perches freely in trees 
over the water. Biittikofer found it on the St. Paul’s, the Du, and the Farming- 
ton rivers, and speaks of its habit of roosting at night in the high silk-cotton 
