ARDEID^. 



dusky green, lightest on the tibia and the upper part of 

 the tarsus ; the under surface of the toes is yellowish. 



339. Herodias alba (Linn.). European Greater Egret. 



Ardea alha, Gould's Birds of Europe, pi. 276. 

 Herodias melcmorhyncha, Hartlaub's Orn. Westafr. No. 630. 

 Ardea alba, Finsch & Hartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 683. 

 Herodias alba, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 10108. 



Iris reddish yellow, bill black, naked part round the 

 eyes light green, tarsus black. 

 Measurements of a male : — 



in. lin. 



Entire lengtli 36 



Length of folded wing lo 6 



„ tarsus 6 6 



„ middle toe 4 4 



„ tail 6 10 



„ bill 6 



[Mr. Andersson^s last collection contained a single specimen 

 of this species, -wliicli, I infer from his notes, was killed either in 

 Damara or in Ovampo Land, probably the latter ; but I have been 

 unable to ascertain the exact locality in which it was obtained. 

 The bill in this example was black, as described in the note above 

 cpioted, indicating that the bird was killed in the breeding- 

 season, the bill being black in this species at that period, and 

 yellow in Avinter. — Ed.] 



340. Herodias intermedia (Wagl.). Short-billed Egret. 



Ardea iidennedia, Wagler, in Isis, 1829, p. 659. 



Herodiaii phimifcrm, Gould's Birds of Austi-alia, vol. vi. pi. 57. 



Herodias hraclitjrhynchos, A. Brehm, in Journal flir Om. 1858, p. 471. 



Egrettajlavirostris, Bonaparte's Consp. Av. vol. ii. p. 116. 



Ardea egretta, Layard's Cat. No. 583. 



Ardea intermedia, Finsch & Hartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 686. 



Herodias intermedia, Gray's Hand-list of Bii'ds, No. 10110. 



I obtained these Herons both at Lake Ngami and at 



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