234 AEDEID^. 



I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. J. H. Fleming for tlie loan 

 of a specimen of this species, which appears to be quite distinct 

 from A. exilis. A full account of the variations in plumage is given 

 in Mr. Hubert Brown's paper (I. s. c). 



6. Ardetta erythromelas. 



Garza roxa j negro, Azara, Apunt. ill. p. 182 (1803). 



Ardea erythromelas, Vieill. N. Diet. cT Hist. Nat. xiv. p. 422 (1817) ; 

 Neuwied, Beitr. Naturg. Bras. iv. p. 629 (1833 : Rio de Braganza) ; 

 Hartl. Ind. Azara, p. 23 (1847) ; Burm. Th. Bras. ill. p. 413 

 (185(3) ; Pelz. Reis. Novara, Vog. p. 124 (1865 : Rio Janeiro) ; id. 

 Orn. Bras. pp. 302, 456 (1871 : Ypanema, March ; Ban-a do Rio 

 Negro) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 31, no. lOlol (1871). 



Ardetta exilis, pt., Ch'ay, Gen. B. iii. p. 566 (1847) ; Burm. Th, 

 Bras. iii. p. 413 (1856 : Central and Southern Brazil ; Cabo Frio, 

 Mouth of Parahyba) ; Scl. 4- SaU. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 125 

 (1873). 



Ardeola erythromelas, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 134 (1855). 



Ardea variegata (V.,nec Scop.), Leot. Ois. Trinid. p. 419 (1866). 



Ardea involucris (nee V.), Tacz. Orn. Perou, iii. p. 399 (1886: 

 Cochabamba, Bolivia; Pacasmayo, Peru). 



Botaurus erythromelas, Eeichen. J.f. O. 1877, p. 244. 



Adult male. SimUar to A. e.vi/is, but with the rufous tips to 

 the primary-coverts and secondary-quills almost obsolete ; the 

 sides of the face and ear-coverts chestnut like the eyebrow, instead 

 of being golden buff as in A.e.x'ilis: " bUl greyish brown, the 

 lower mandible light yellow, edge of upper maudible dark yellow ; 

 lores yellow, with a longitudinal stripe of dark brown ; toes and 

 the whole fore part of feet pale green ; the entire soles bright 

 yellow; iris clear yellow" {Neuwied). Total length 11 inches, 

 culmen 1*8, wing 4"35, tail 1'6, tarsus 1'5. 



Adult female. Similar to the female of A. exilis, but maroon- 

 chestnut above instead of dark chocolate, the primary-coverts and 

 secondaries with scarcely any rufous tips. Total length about 

 11 inches, culmen 1*8, wing 4'5, tail 1"55, tarsus 1'6. 



Hab. South America, from Panama to British Guiana and Trini- 

 dad, south to Peru, to Paraguay and Rio Janeiro. 



a. S ad.sk. Bahia, Brazil (Dr. Wticherer). Sal vin-Godman Coll. 



b. cj ad. sk. George Town, Demerara. J. J. Quelch, Esq. 



[C.]. 



c. d. Imm. sk. River Carimang, British Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Guiana, Dec, May {H. 

 Whitely). 

 e. 2 ad. sk. Lion Hill Station, Panama Salvin-Godman Coll. 



{J. McBeannan). 



7. Ardetta pusilla. 



Spotted Heron, Lath. Gen. Sgn. Suppl. ii. p. 305 (1801). 

 Ardea maculata {nee Bodd.), Lath. Ind. Orn. Suppl. p. Ixiv (1801 = 

 juv.). 



