126 ARDEID^. 



Ardea atricapilla, vnr. nitenbero-i, Milne-Edwards 4° Grandidier, Hist. 

 Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 5o7 (1885). 



The eggs of the African Green Bittern measure from r42 to 1'65 

 in length, and from ]-09 to 1-2 in breadth. 



2. Eiver Gambia, 31st Aug. Dr. Percy Rendall [P.]. 



1. Ambriz. Angola. Monteiro Coll. 



1. Island of Rodriguez (H. H. Slatf-r). Royal Society [P.]. 



Butorides brevipes {Hempr. 4' Ehr.). 



Butorides brevipes, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 278 (1898) ; id. 

 Hand-l. i. p. 199 (1899). 



The eggs of the Red-Sea Green Bittern do not appear to be 

 separable from those of B. atricaiiilln. Three examples measure 

 respectively: 1 "45 by l-lo ; 1*5 by 1-15 ; 1-45 by 1-15. 



.'). Near Suakin, Red Sea, June. Comm. A. Carpenter [P.]. 



Butorides striata (Linn..). 



Ardea scapularis, 27iieti. Forlpjlanz. ges. J'og. tab. Ixi.x. fig. 12 (1845-54). 

 Butorides cyaiuirus, 6W. c^j- iialu. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 542 ; Scl. iS'- Htids. 



Arffe?jt. Orn. ii. p. 101 (1889). 

 Butorides striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. 31. xxvi. p. 175 (1898) ; id. 



Hand-l. i. p. 199 (1899); Nekrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 231 (1899); 



von Iliering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 275 (1900). 



The eggs of the South-American Green Bittern in the Collection 

 measure To by 1-07, and 1-35 by 1-05 respectively. 



1. Medellin, Aiitioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvio-Godmau GoU. 



{T. K. Salmon). 

 1. Brazil. Crowley Bequest. 



Butorides javanica (Horsf.). 



Butorides j a vauica, Ltqge, Birds Cei/lon,-p. 1153 (1880) ; Oat.es ed. Hume, 

 Nests ^- Bgi/s Ind. B. iii. p. 249 (1890) ; Steere, List Birds •$■ JIumm,. 

 Philip, p. 26 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 177 (1898) : 

 id. Hand-l. i. p. 199 (1899). 



The eggs of the Little Green Bittern vary from 1-4 to 1-64 in 

 length, and from 1-08 to 1*23 in breadth. 



3. Eastern Narra, Sind {S. Doig). Hume CoU. 

 1. Eastern Narra, 25th May (<S'. D.). Hume Coll. 



llj. Eastern Narra, 28th July (6'. D.). Hume Coll. 



4. Eastern Narra, 18th Aug. {S. D.). Hume Coll. 

 4. Eastern Narra, 20th Aug. (S. D.). Hume Coll. 

 1. Delhi, I2th June (C. T.Bi7igha7n). Hume Coll. 



1. Etawah, 20th Aug. Hume Coll. 



2. Baukot Creek, S. Konkan, 15th Hume Coll. 



April {G. Vidal). 

 2. Tippera. Hume Coll. 



2. Mindoro, Philippine Islands, 12th Steere Exped. 



June. 



