DEMIEGRETTA. NYCTICORAX. 



12'3. 



type (Plate V. fig. 2). They measure from l-Oo to 1"95 in length,, 

 and from 1*25 to l-^o in breadth. 



4. O^'ster Island, Arrakan Coast, 27th 

 April (Ji. li. Shopland) . 



2. Port Blair, Andamans {R. J. Whn- 

 herlct/). 



2. South Andaman Island, 15tli April 

 (M.J. W.). 



1. (.^orbvn's Cove, Andamans, 7th April 



( iV. Darison). 



2. Australia. 



2. North Australia. 



2. Bushy Island, Torres Straits. 



1. Port Essiugton, N. Australia. 

 4. Jones's IsLmd, N.W. Australia. 



2. Trouyhton Island, N.W. Australia. 



1. Lizard Island {J. MacgilHrray). 



2. Islet near Lizard Island. 



1. Howick Islands, May (J. Mac- 



(/illivray). 



2. N.W. Coiist, Tasmania, 18th Oct. 



(A. J. Xorfh). 

 2. EUice Islands, Pacific Ocean. 

 2. Fiji Islands, 22nd Oct. 

 1. Foochow, China, May. 

 1. Foochow, June. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Guuld Coll. 



J. B. Jukes, Esq. [P.]. 



Gould Coll. 



Lieut. G. Oliver [P.]. 



Lieut. G. Oliver [P.J. 



Gould Coll. 



Crould Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Rev. S. J. Whitmee [C.]. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 C. B. liickett, Esq. [P.J. 

 C. B. Eickett, Esq. [P.]. 



Genus NYCTICORAX, liajln. 



Nycticorax nycticorax {Linn.). 



Ardea nycticorax, Thien. Fortpjlaitz. yes. Voff. tab. Ixix. fig. 13, a, b 

 (184o-o4; ; Heicitson, Eqys of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 313, pl. Ixxxii. fig. i 

 (1856). 



Nycticorax griseus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Tikj. tab. o9. fig. 6 (1855-63) ; 

 Tristram, Ihis, l8f)0, p. 77 ; Smniders. lliis,\^7\. p. 372 ; Dresser, 

 Birds Em: vi. p. 2fi9 ( 1879) ; Leyi/e, Birds Ceylon, p. 1165 (1880). 



Nycticorax griseus naevius, Bnird, Breicer if- Ridyic. Water Birds JS. A7n. 

 i. p. 55 (lf^84). 



Nycticorax nycticorax, Scel/o/nn, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 496, pl. 38 (J884) ; id. 

 Etjys of Brit. Birds. ]i. (54, pl. 17. fig. 4 (L"<itt)i ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 B. jy.'xxvi. p. 146 (1896); id. Hand-l. i. p. 198 (1899). 



Nyctiardea nvcticorax, Oates ed. Hume, ^ests ^- Eip/s Ind. B. iii. p. 258 

 (lf^90). ' 



The eggs of the Night-Huron measure from 1-68 to 2-lS in length, 

 and from 1-;} to 1-5 in breadth. 



North America (HenshuiD Coll.). 

 Canada ( Tr'n/e ; Hnryitt Coll.). 

 Canada ( JJ'/iiteares). 

 iSt. Stephen, New Brunswick 



{JI. E. Dresser). 

 Pennsylvania. 



Salvin-Godman Cull. 

 Seebohm Cull. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Liodmau Coll. 



Salviu-Godnian Coll. 



