262 



very slightly indicated, and the rufous striping on the under 

 suritace freckled with blackish, and without the distinct black 

 markings which characterize the adult. 



Considerable variation in tint of colour is seen in a series of thia 

 Bittern, some specimens being grey whilst others are much more 

 rufous. 



Hah. North and Central America, occasionally occurring in 

 Europe. 



a. Ad. St. 



b. Ad. sk. 



c. $ juv. sk. 



d. 2 ad. sk. 



Dorsetshire. Montagu Coll. 



(Type of species.) 

 North America. Lord Odo Russell 



[P.]. 

 Manitoba N.A.Boundary Com- 

 mission [P.]. 

 J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 



British 



J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 



F. Crewdson, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Fort Dnfferin, 



{G. Dawxon). 

 Sir mass Prairie, 



Columbia. 

 e, f. c? ad. et $ West Side of Rocky Moun- 



juv. sk. tains. 



ff. c? ad. sk. Riverside, California, Feb. 



28. 

 h. (S ad. sk. San Jose, California, Feb. 



{J. Xantus). 

 i. Ad. sk. Lyons Falls, New York {A. 



J. Day an : Hensh. Coll.). 

 A;, Ad. sk. Ipswich, Mass., Sept. (ZT.JF. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Hen.shaiv). 

 I, m. c? ad. ; n. $ New Haven, Conn., Oct. (A. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



ad. sk. J. Dai/an : Hensh. Coll.). 



o. Ad. sk. Chicago, Illinois {Hensh. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Coll.). 

 ^-/'. Ad. etjuv.sk. Hernando Co., Florida, Oct., Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Nov. ( W. R. Dean), 

 g', h'. S ad. ; i, k' , I'. Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct., Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 5 ad. sk. Dec, May {F. B. Ann- 



stro7i(/). 

 m'. Ad. sk. Brownsville, Texas, July Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(F. B. Armstrong). 

 71 . (S ad. sk. Chapulco, Puebla, Mexico, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Oct. 18 (F. Ferrari-Perez). 

 o'. Ad. sk. Coban, Guatemala (O. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin). 



5, Botaurus pinnatus. 



Ardea pinnata, Licht. in Mvs. Berol.; Wagl. Isis, 1829, p. 663; 



Licht. Nommcl. Av. Mus. Berol. p. 89 (1854) ; Bimn. Th. Bras. iii. 



p. 408 (1856) ; Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Ardeaj, p. 49 (1863). 

 Ardea brasiliensis (nee Linn.), Neuwied, Nattirg. Bras. iv. p. 642 



(1832). 

 Botaurus pinnatus, Gray, Gen. B. iii. p. 557 (1847) ; Cah. in Schomb. 



Reis. Guian. iii. p. 754 (1848) ; Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 136 (1855)_j 



Leot. Ois. Trinidad, p. 429 (1866) ; Lawr. A?in. Lye. X. ¥. viii. 



p. 184 (1866 : Nicaragua); Sol. ^ Salv. Exotic Orn. p. 181, pl.xci. 



(1869); Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 32, no. 10166 (1871) ; Pelz. Orn, 



^ras. pp. 302, 456 (1871 : Rio Araguay) ; Scl. 8f Salv. NomencL 



