128 ARDEID,E. 



(1866) ; id. J.f. 0. 1875, p. 303 (Cuba) ; id. Anal. Soc.Esp. Hist. 

 Nat. vii. p. 356 (1878 : Porto Rico). 



Ardea leucoprvmna, Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 29, no. 10129 (1871). 



Ardea leucogastra. Tar. leucoprymna, Coues, Kt-i/ N. Amer. B. p. 268 

 (1872) ; Coni, B. Bahamas, p. 168 (1880), 2nd ed. p. 168 (1890). 



Demiegretta leucoprymna, Laior. Mem. Bost. Soc. N. 11. ii. p. 310 

 (1874: Mazatlan ; Manzanilla Bay). 



Demiegretta leucogastra, var. leucoprimna, Lawr. Bull. U.S. Nat. 

 Mils. iv. p. 48 (1876 : Tehuantepec City). 



Hydranassa tricolor {7iec P. L. fS. Mull.), Sennett, Bull. U.S. Geol. 

 Sure. iv. p. 60 (1878: Brownsville, Texas: breeding); Cones, 

 Check-l. N. Amer. B. p. 106 (1882) ; id. Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. 

 p. 660 (1884). 



Ardea cyanirostris, Cory, B. Bahamas, p. 168 (1880) ; Allen, Bull. 

 Nuft. Orn. Club, vii. p. 21 (1881) ; Cory, List B. West Ind. p. 28 

 (1885) ; id. B. Bahamas, 2nd ed. p. 168, pi. 5 (1890). 



Hydranassa tricolor ludoviciana, Belding, Froc. U.S. Nat. Mus. v. 

 pp. 544, 548 (1882 : Lower California) ; Nutting, op. cit. vii. p. 379 

 (1884 : Nicaragua) ; Ridyio. op. cit. viii. p. 355 (1885). 



Ardea tricolor ruticollis, Ridyio. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. viii. p. 355 

 (1885), ix. p. 169 (1886) : Cory, Anlc, iii. p. 502 (1886: (^rand 

 Cavman) ; A. O. U. Check-l. N. Amer. B. p. 137 (188(5) ; Ridgw. 

 Man. N. At7ier. B. p. 131 (1887) ; Cory, Auk, iv. p. 183 (1887 : 

 Old Providence), p. 327 (Bahamas) ; Beckh. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 

 X. p. 636 (1887: Bexar Co., Texas), p. 649 (Matamoras : San 

 Antonio); Chnpm. Auk, v. p. 269 (1888: Gainsville, Florida); 

 Scott, Auk, vi. p. 18 (1889; Gulf Coast of Florida); Cory, B. West 

 Ind. p. 248 (1889) ; Northro2J, Auk, viii. p. 77 (1891 : Aiidros Isl.) ; 

 Brewst. &,- Chapm. t. c. p. 137 (Suwanee Hiver) ; Cory, t. c. p. 295 

 (Berry Isl., Bahamas), p. 297 (Caicos Isl.) ; Ridgtr. t. c. p. 337 

 (Watling's Isl.) ; Cory, Cat. B. West Ind. p. 89 (1892) ; Scott, 

 Auk, ix. p. 10 (1892: Jamaica) ; Cory, t. r. p. 48 (Maraguana 

 Isl.); Scott, t. c. p. 211 (Florida) ; Allen, Auk, x. p. 132 (LSilS) ; 

 Richmond, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mies. xvi. p. 527 (1893: Escondido 

 Kiver, Nicaragua). 



Ardea tricolor («ec P. L. S. Midi.), Cory, List B. West Ind. p. 28 

 (1885); id. Auk, iv. pp. 327, 328 (1887: Bahamas & Greater 

 Antilles). 



Hydranassa ludoviciana, Heine 8f Reichen. Nontencl. Mus. Hein. 

 p. 307 (1890: Texas; Central America). 



Adult male in breeding-plumage. General colour above slaty grey, 

 with a gloss of purplish lilac on the feathers, the whole of the upper 

 surface having somewhat of a hoary appearance, the long ornamental 

 scapular plumes of a brown or whity-brown colour ; lower back, 

 rump, and upper tail-coverts white, the latter slaty grey at the 

 ends ; wings and tail entirely slaty grey, the latter with white 

 shafts near the base ; head and neck dark slate-colour, the lanceolate 

 feathers on the sides of the neck glossed with purplish lilac ; a nuchal 

 crest of purplish-lilac plumes, with the long central ones white ; 

 lor(!s and feathers on the sides of the face blackish ; chin and ujjper 

 throat white, the lower throat rusty rufous, with a line of rufous 

 and white plumes forming a streak down the centre of the throat, 

 the overhanging feathers on the sides of the cliest being partly white 

 and some of them half grey and half white ; the remainder of the 

 under surface pure white, including the under wing-coverts and 



