THE CURLEWS (_Numenii_):--The Great Curlew, or Whaap--The Hard-billed Waders--The Ibises--The Falcinels--The Glossy Ibis--The Scarlet Ibis--The White, Egyptian, or Sacred Ibis 51-58 THE SPOONBILLS (_Plataleæ_):--The Common Spoonbill. The BOAT-BILLS (_Cancromata_):--The Whale-headed Stork, or Shoe-beak--The Savaku, or Boat-bill--The Hammer-head, or Shadow Bird 58-63 THE STORKS (_Ciconiæ_):--The Tantali--The Ibis-like Tantalus--The True Storks--The White or House Stork--The Simbil--The Senegal Jabiru--The Jabiru 63-74 THE ADJUTANTS, ARGALAS, OR MARABOUS (_Leptoptilos_) The African Marabou--The Indian Adjutant, or Argala 74, 75 THE CLAPPER-BILLED STORKS, OR SHELL-EATERS (_Anastomus_):--The African Clapper-bill, or Shell-eater 75,76 THE HERONS (_Ardeæ_):--The Common Heron--The Giant Heron. The WHITE HERONS (_Herodias_):--The Great White Heron--The Lesser Egret--The Cattle Heron--The Night Heron 76-83 THE BITTERNS (_Ardetta_):--The Little Bittern--The Common Bittern--The Sun Bittern, or Peacock Heron 83-87 THE MARSH-WADERS (_Paludicolæ_). The CRANES (_Grues_):--The Common Crane--The Demoiselle, or Numidian Crane. The AFRICAN CROWNED CRANES (_Balearica_):--The Crowned African or Peacock Crane. The FIELD STORKS (_Arvicolæ_). The SNAKE CRANES (_Dicholophus_):--The Brazilian Cariama, or Crested Screamer 87-94 THE TRUMPETERS (_Psophia_):--The Agami, or Gold-breasted Trumpeter. The SCREAMERS (_Palamedeæ_):--The Aniuma, or Horned Screamer--The Chauna, or Tschaja 94-98 THE RAILS (_Ralli_). The SNIPE RAILS (_Rhynchæa_):--The Golden Rail, or Painted Cape Snipe--The Water Rail--The ARAMIDES (_Aramides_):--The Serrakura--The Land Rail, or Corn Crake. The JACANAS (_Parræ_):--The Chilian Jacana--The Chinese Jacana 98-103 THE WATER-HENS (_Gallinulæ_). The GALLINULES (_Porphyrio_):--The Hyacinthine Porphyrio--The Purple Gallinule. The WATER-HENS (_Stagnicola_):--The Common Gallinule, or Moor-hen 103-110 THE COOTS (_Fulica_):--The Common Coot--The Finfoots--The Surinam Finfoot, or Picapare 110-113 THE SWIMMERS (_Natatores_). THE SIEVE BEAKS (_Lamellirostres_). The FLAMINGOES (_Phœnicopteri_). The SWANS (_Cygni_):--The Mute Swan--The Whistling Swan--Bewick's Swan--The Black-necked Swan--The Black Swan 114-129