NANNOCNUS. DUPEXOR. 



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'■). Pefi-ii, lOth Aujr. {J-:. W. O.). 



■J. Pegu, 19tli Aufi-. (E. IF. O.). 



1. Pegu, 2.-'.rd Aug. (i". W. O.). 



1. Pegu, 1st Sept. (£. ir. 0.). 



V.i. Pegu, Aug. (E. W. O.). 



4. Pencing, China, Stli Oct. 



( )ates Coll. 

 OatesCoU. 

 Oates Coll. 

 Gates Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

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



(ieuus NANNOCNUS, Stejn. 



Nannocnus eurythmus {Sudnh.). 



Ai'detta sinensis {nee Gm.), Tacz. J.f. O. 1H74, p. 325. 

 Jtotaurus eurythma, Seebohin, Birds Japan. Ei»p. p. 227 (1890). 

 Nannocnus eurj-thmus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 242 (1898); 

 id. Hand-l. i. p. 203 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 232 (1899). 



The eggs of Schrenck's Little Bittern are of the same blue colour 

 as the eggs of the Common Hei'on. Two examples measure respec- 

 tively : 1-7 by 1-15 ; 1-61 by l-lo. 



.2. Ussuri Iliver, 22nd June (Doerries). Crowley Ber^uest. 



Genus DUPETOE,, Heine 4' Rciclien. 



Diipetor flavicollis (Lath.). 



Ardetta HavicoUis, >iwiii]ioe, Ibis, 1863, p. 422 ; La Tmiche, Ibis, 1892, 



p. 489. 

 Arden-alla flavicollis, Zei/.'/e, Birds Ceylon,-^. ll-")9 (1S80) ; Oates ed. Hume, 



Xests ^- Ef/r/s Ind. 'B. iii. p. 251 (1890). 

 Dupetor flavicollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 247 (1898) ; id. 



Hand-l. i. p. 203 (1899) ; Nehrl;. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 233 (1899). 



The eggs of the Black Bittern are ot precisely the same colour as 

 those of BuhiiJcus coroniandns. They measure from I'ol to I'So in 

 length, and from 1-12 to l-;37 in breadth. 



4. Sind. Hume Coll. 



2. Eastern Navra, Sind, -"Jth May Ilume Coll. 



(S. Boil/). 



2. Eastern Xarra, lOtli 'Shiy {S. D.). Hume Coll. 



Eastern Narra, 1 1th May ( .S". Z».). Hume Coll. 



Eii.steni Xarra, 12tli MaVl-S'. I).). Iliuue Coll. 



Eastern Xarra, 13th Mav('V. D.). Hume Coll. 



Eastern Xarra, 19th Mav (.V. D.). Hume Coll. 



Eastern Xarra, 2()th May (>S'. D.). Hume Coll. 



Eastern Xarra, 24th Mav ('S'. I).]. Hume Coll. 



Eastern Xarra, 2oth May {S. IJ.). Hume Coll. 



Eastern Xarra, 26th May (-S". D. ). Hume ( "oil. 



Eastern Xarra, 27th Mav (S.I).). Hume Coll. 



Eastern Xarra, 2Mtli May ( S. I).). Hume ( 'oil. 



Eastern Xarra, ] st-3rd .June ( .V. I).). Hume Coll. 



I-^astern Xarra, 29th .June [S. D.). Hume Coll. 



Pegu, 1st Julv {E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 



Pegu, 12th .luly (E. W. 0.). Oates Coll. 



