10. GARZETTA. 



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Herodias garzetta, pt., Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. As. Soc. Beng. p. 239 



(1849) ; Bamsiii/, Proc' Linn. Soc. N. S. W. iv. p. 102 (1879 : 



S.E. New Guinea, Louisiades, Duke of York and Solomon 



Isl.). 

 Garzetta imniaculata, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 119 (1855); id. C. R. xl. 



p. 722 (1855) ; liosenb. J.f. O. 1864, p. 136. 

 Garzetta nif^ripes, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 119 (1855). 

 Egretta melanopus, Bp. C. R. xl. p. 722 (1855). 

 Ardea garzetta, pt., Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Ai-dea, p. 12 (186.3); id. 



N. T. I), iii. p. 348 (1866: Aru Isl.); Rosenh. Malay. Arch. 



p. 373 (Aru), p. 370 (Salawati), p. 563 (N. Guinea; Soelt ; 



Jappeu). 

 Herodias melanopus (nee Wnffl.), Goidd, Handb. B. Atistr. ii. p. 304 



(1865) ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, i. p. 191 (1876), 



ii. p. 619 (1877). 

 Herodias immaculatus, Rosenb. Reis naar Zuidoostereil. p. 53 (1867 : 



Aru). 

 Herodias nigripes, pt., Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. x. p. 165 (1877) ; 



D' Albert. Nuova Guinea, p. 582 (1880). 

 Ardea nivea, pt., Reichen. J.f. O. 1877, p. 271. 

 Ardea melanopus, Dresser, B. Eiir. vi. p. 243, note (1880). 



Adult. Similar to G. garzetta, and having the two elongated 

 nuchal plumes depending from the nape, and similar ornamental 

 plumes on the back and breast, the latter elongated and narrow as 

 in G. garzetta, the dorsal plumes slightly recurved as in the allied 

 species, but distinguished by the totally black feet and toes ; the 

 bill black, with the base dull yellowish grey (in life). Total length 

 about 22 inches, culmen 3'4, wing 10-7, tail 3-5, tarsus 3'7, middle 

 toe and claw 2-7. 



Winter j^lvmage pure white, as in summer, but without the 

 ornamental plumes, the yellow on the lower mandible much more 

 pronounced and the base of the culmen also yellow. 



Hab. From Java, throughout the Moluccas to Australia, 



a. ./Estiv. sk. 



b, c. yEstiv. sk. 



d. ^stiv. sk. 



e. .^stiv. sk. 

 /. Hiem. sk. 

 f/. S pestiv. sk. 

 h. vEstiv. sk. 



i. Hiem. sk. 



k, I, m. ^stiv. ; 



n. Hiem. sk. 

 o. ^stiv. sk. 

 p. ^stiv. sk. 

 q. Hiem. sk. 

 r. Ad. hiem. sk. 



Java. 



Java {Diard), 



Celebes. 



Sula Islands. 



Togian Islands {A. B. Meyer). 



East Timor. 



Victoria River, North Australia, 



May 26. 

 Derby, N.W. Australia ( T. H. 



Bowyer Boiver). 

 Queensland {J. T. Cocker ell). 



Moreton Bay. 



Interior of N. South Wales. 



New South Wales. 



S. Australia. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godmau Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 Wallace Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 Wallace Coll. 

 J. R. Elsey, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Capt. Bowyer Bower 



IP.]. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Sir George Grey [P.]. 



