and Description of Birds from the Island of Jam. ]8f) 



In a young specimen the beak, excepting the base of the fairer 

 mandible, is black. See Temminck's Manuel, p. 572, \v. on this 

 species, and its plumage at different ages. 



Spec. 4. Ardea ajfinis mihi. 



A. alba, capite crista collo antice plumisque dorsalibus elon- 



gatis fulvo-castaneis, crista setosa, pluniis dorsalibus filifor* 



mibus. 

 KuxTVL-chilik Javanis. 

 Rostrum flavum, pedes nigrescentes. 



Spec. 5. Ardea Malaccemis Gmel, 



Blekko Javanis. 



Crabier de Malac, PL Enl. 91 1. 



Corpus a Iceque alba. Dorsum cinereo-fuscimi. Pileus collumqtie 



supra fusco sordido-albo castaneoque striati. Pectus casta- 



neum. Mandibula basin versus rlava, tnaxilla apice pedesque 



plumbeae. 



Spec. 6. Ardea speciosa mihi. 



A. cristata alba, dorso nigro, collo supra rlavescente subtus fulvo. 

 Blekko-zV^??^ Javanis. 



Longitudo 18 poll. 

 The crest is formed of four linear, elongate, pendulous plumes, 

 two of which are longer than the others. The plumes surround- 

 ing the neck are filiform, very long and pendulous. The beak is 

 whitish at the base and black at the point. The legs are flesh 



coloured. 



Spec. 7. Ardea mjcticorax Linn. 

 Guwo Javanis. 



Spec. 8. Ardea sinensis GmeL 



Bambangan Javanis. 



Spec. 9- Ardea JlavicolUs Lath. 



Tomtomman sive Tototan Javanis. 



Crista 



