BUTORIDRS. 127 



Butorides amurensis {SchremJc}. 



Butorides amureusis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 181 (1898) ; id. 

 Hand-l. i. p. i>00 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. -I'-M (1899). 



The two eggs of the Amur Green Bittern in the Collection measure 

 respectively: 1-6 by l-l-l; 1-.5 by I'l. They are of a pale blue 

 colour. 



2. Amur-laud (Doerrics). Crowley Bequest. 



Butorides stagnatilis (Oould). 



Butorides maerorbyncha, Gould, Handb. Birds Aiidr. ii. p. .316 (1865) ; 



North, Nests 1^- E^iys Austr. Bird.s, p. 322, pi. xviii. lig. 6 (1889). 

 Butorides javauica, Gould, HandJi. Birds Austr. ii. p. ol" (I860) ; Cmnp- 



hell, Nests i^- Egns Austr. Birds, p. .>9 (1883). 

 Butorides stagnatilis, S/iarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 183 (1898) ; id. 



Hand-l. 1. p. 200 (1899). 



The eggs of the Thick-billed Green Bittern in the Collection 

 measure respectively: 1-71 by 1*2; 1-57 by 1"2.5 ; l-5;3 by 1*2 ; 

 1-55 by 1-17. 



2. Port Essington, N. Australia. Gould Coll. 



1. Moreton Bay, Australia. Gould Coll. 



1. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



Butorides virescens (Lian.). 



Ardea virescens, T/iien. Fortpjianz. yes. J'oy. tab. Ixix. tig. 11 (1845-54) ; 

 Scott, Auk, vi. p. 18 (1889) ; Christy, Ibis, 1897, p. 339. 



Butorides viresceus, Scl. ^- Sale. Ibis, 18d9, p. 227 ; A. ^- E. Neioton, Ibis, 

 1859, p. 261, pi. xii. tig. 6 ; Baird, Brewer H)- Ridyw. Water Birds 

 N. Am. i. p. 50 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 186 

 (1898) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 200 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersa>nml. 

 p. 231 (1899). 



The eggs of the jJ^orth-Americau Green Bittern measure from 

 1'47 to 1-63 in length, and from 1"08 to 1'18 in breadth. 



1. North America. Old Collection. 



1. Massachusetts {He/whaiu Coll.). Salviu-Godman Coll. 



3. Hog Island, Virginia, 22ud May PriucetouUniversity,N.J.rE.]. 



( W. E. 1). Scott). 



4. Hog Island, 22ml Mav ( JF. £. iA «.). „ „ „ 

 4. Hog Island, 22nd May ( ;r. ^. Z». aS'.). 



4. Tampa Bay, Florida, 26th .\pril „ „ „ 



(U'.E.U.S.). 



3. Yzabal, Guatemala ( O. S. ^- F. D. G.). Salviu-Godmau Coll. 



2, St. Croix, West Indies, lOth April Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



{A. ^- E. Newton). 

 2. St. Vincent, West Indies, April Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



{Mrs. H. H. Smith). 

 2, Hope Island, Grenada, West Indies Crowlev Bequest. 



(/. G. Wells). 



