188 Dr. Horsfield's Systematic Arrangement 



Fam. 21. ARDEADiE Leach. 

 Cultrirostres, DumSril, Cuvier. 



Gen. 58. Ciconia Brisson. 



Spec. 1. Ciconia Javanica mihi. 



C. corpore nigro nitore olivaceo saturatissimo, subtus albido, 

 vertice calvo, collo nudiusculo villis pilisque nonnullis sparse 

 Bangu Javanis. 



Erecta 5 pedes longa. Rostrum 11-pollicare. 



The Javan bird differs in various particulars from the Ardea 

 Argala of Latham, to which it is allied. 



A broad band with a brownish lustre passes the wing trans- 

 versely. 



Spec. 2. Ciconia leucocephala. 



Sandang-lawe Javanis. 



Ardea leucocephala, Gmel. Syst. i. p. 642. 



Heron de la cote de Coromandel, PI. Enl. 906. 



Corpus supra alaque violaceo-chalybeo-nigra. Pileus ater. CWs- 

 sum, cauda, collumque alba. Pectus et abdomen vinaceo-niten- 

 tia. J?rons malceque nudiusculae. Plumce colli lanuginosa?. 



Gen. 59- Ardea Linn. 



Spec. 1. Ardea cinerea Lath. 

 Changa-awu Javanis. 



Spec. 2. Ardea purpurea Linn. 

 Chanm-ulu Javanis. 



Spec. 3. Ardea Egret t a Linn. 

 Kuntul Javanis. 



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