. Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings . ,.^ .^. /^^ : V f THRtSK\ORN\S STRlCTlPENNt!^. THRESKIORNIS STEICTIPENNIS. (White Ibis.) Adult.—Head and down to the middle of the neck, quite bare, the skin being of a dull black color—the back of the head and neck have aseries of stripes of a maroon tint, the crown being also spotted with the same color; general color of plumage, huffish white; primaries,tipped with greenish black, and several of the uppermost
. Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings . ,.^ .^. /^^ : V f THRtSK\ORN\S STRlCTlPENNt!^. THRESKIORNIS STEICTIPENNIS. (White Ibis.) Adult.—Head and down to the middle of the neck, quite bare, the skin being of a dull black color—the back of the head and neck have aseries of stripes of a maroon tint, the crown being also spotted with the same color; general color of plumage, huffish white; primaries,tipped with greenish black, and several of the uppermost tertiaries for a considerable portion of their length are black—those immediatelyunderneath, gradually becoming white on the inner webs; secondaries have black shafts and an oblong mark of black at the tips; bill andfeet, blackish purple; irides, brown. The sexes are alike in appearance, but the male is the largest. Young.—Head and neck thickly covered with small scaly feathers of various tints, as brownish black, grey, and white, givingthat portion of the bird a pied appearance; the remainder of the plumage as in the adult. Frequently the bird when obtained is so muchsoiled t
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