I have given the figure of a male bird in superb plumage, procured in Florida, near a wood-cutter’s cabin, a view of which is also given.
Tantalus Falcinellus, Linn. Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 241.—Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. ii, p. 707.
Ibis Falcinellus, Vieill. Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat.—Ch. Bonaparte, Synopsis of Birds of United States, p. 311.—Wagler, Syst. Avium.
Glossy Ibis, Ibis Falcinellus, Ch. Bonap. Amer. Ornith. vol. iv. p. 23.
Tantalus igneus, Gmel. Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 649.—Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 708. Adult.
Tantalus viridis, Gmel. Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 648.—Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 707. Young.
Numenius castaneus, Briss. vol. v. p. 329. Adult.
Numenius viridis, Briss. vol. v. p. 326. Young.
Tantalus Mexicanus? Ord, Journal of Acad. of Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. i. p. 53.
Bay or Glossy Ibis, Nuttall, Manual, vol. ii. p. 88.