5. A:^ASTOJtus. 307 



Pondicheny Heron, Lath. Gvn. Syn. iii. pt. 1, p. 101 (1785). 



Coromandel Heron, Lath. torn. cit. p. 102. 



Ardea coromandeliana, Gm. Stjd. Nat. i. p. 646 (1788). 



Ardea pondiceriana, Gm. torn. cit. p. 640. 



Ana^tomus albus, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. i. p. 489 (1816) ; id. 

 Em. Meth. iii. p. 1037, pi. 55. fig. 4 (182.3). 



Anastomus cinereus, Vieill. torn. cit. p. 490 ; id. Enc. Meth. iii. 

 p. 1037, pi. 55. fig. 3 (182.3). 



Hians indicus, Less. Man. dOni. ii. p. 251 (1828). 



Hians coromandelianus, Less. Traite cTOni. p. 581 (1831) ; Reichenh. 

 Grail, tab. xcv. tig. 439 (1850). 



Anastomus coroniiindelianus, Vieill. Gal. Oi^. ii. p. 13.3, pi. 251 

 (1834). 



Aua-stomus typus, Temm. PI. Col. Tahl. Meth. p. 94 (18.38). 



Anastomus oscitans, Gray, List Grail. Brit. Mus. p. 88 (i84_); id. 

 Gen. B. iii. p. 562 (l.s48) ; Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. As. Soc. Beng. 

 p. 270 (1849: Calcutta); Layard, Ann. iS^- Maq. Nat. Hi.st. xi\. 

 p. 115 (1854) : Irby, Ibis, 1861, p. 244 (Oudli) ; Gray, Cat. Mamm. 

 etc. Nepal jires. Hodcjs. p. 72 (1863) ; Jerd. B Ind. iii. p. 765 

 (1864); Blr/th, Ibis, 1867, p. 173; Beavan, Ibis, 1868, p. 398 ; 

 Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 36, no. 10197 (1871) ; Holdsio. P. Z. S. 1872, 

 p. 479 (Cevlou) ; Hume, Nests ^- Eqgs Ind. B. p. 630 (1873) ; id. 

 Str.F.\.Y.\^~ (1873: Sind); Lexjye,' Ibis, 1874, p. 31 (S.E.Ceylon), 

 1875, p. 404; Bhjth, B. Burma, p. 158 (1875); Bingham, Str. F. 

 iv. p. 212 (1876) ; Bavidsmi 8f Wenden, Str. F. vii, p. 90 (1878: 

 Deccan) ; Murray, t. c. p. 113 (Sind) ; Butler, t. c. p. 188 (Sind, 

 breeding) ; Ball, t. c. p. 231 (Ganges to Godavery) ; Cripps, t. c. 

 p. 310 (Faridpur) ; Doig,t.c. p. 467 (Sind); Hume,t.c. p. 491 

 (Calcutta); Butler, Cat.'B. Si?id etc. p. 71 (1879); Hume, Str. F. 

 viii. p. 114 (1879) ; Eoig, t.c. p. 371 (E. Narra, nesting); Legge, 

 B. Ceylon, p. 1103 (1880) ; Butler, Cat. B. S. Bomb. Pres. p. 85 

 (1880); id. Str. F. ix, p. 435 (1881: Deccan); Reid, op. cit. x. 

 p. 77 (1881 : Lucknow) ; Oates, t. c. p. 244 (1882 : Pegu) ; David- 

 son, t. c. p. 324 (Khandeisb) ; Davison, t. c. p. 417 (1883: Wynaad) ; 

 Oat£s, Handb. Brit. Burm. ii. p. 266 (1883) ; Parker, Ibis, 1883, 

 p. 195 (Ceylon) ; Murray, Verfebr. Faun. Sind, p. 277 (1884) ; 

 Sivinh. ^- Barnes, Ibis, 1885, p. 136 (Mhow distr.) ; Hume, Str. F. 

 xi. p. 3.30 (1888 : Manipur) ; Oates, ed. Hume's Nests ^ Eggs Ind. 

 B. iii. p. 224 (1890). 



Anastomus pondicerianus, Licht. Nomencl. Av. Mus. Berol. p. 90 

 (1854) ; Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 109 (1855) ; Schl. Mus. Pays-Bos, 

 Ciconise, p. 15 (1864). 



Adult male. General colour above pure white, including the wing- 

 <50verts, lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts ; scapulars, 

 bastard-wing, primary-coverts, quills, and tail-feathers black with 

 slight purple and green reflections, the under surface of the wings 

 and tail being metallic green ; entire under surface of body, including 

 the under tail-coverts, pure white : " bill dark horny grey ; legs 

 and feet fleshy white ; claws greyish brown ; ii-is brown ; bare skin 

 •of face blackish" (C. T. Bingham). Total length 30 inches, 

 culmen 61, wing 15-5, tail 6-4, tarsus 6"3. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but generally with a slight 

 tinge of grey over the white plumage. Total length 30 inches, 

 «ulmen &-1, wing 16, tail 6-2, tarsus 6. 



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