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AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD BOOK. 



1 116 Yellow-billed Spoonbill, FlatiMs flavipes, A. 



1 Nom. r. swamps 28 



White; bill, legs, feet yellow; f., sim. Shellfish, frogs, 

 F. 52. CICONIIDAE (1), STORK (JABIRU), 19 sp.— 2(0)A., 



10(6)0., 4(1)P., 8(4)E., 2(0)Nc., 3(1)N1. 

 P. 53. Scopidae, Hammer-Head, 1 sp. E. 

 F. 54. Balaenicipitidae, Shoe-bird, Shoebill, Whaleheaded 



Stork, 1 sp. E. (Upper White Nile). 

 F. 55. ARDEIDAE (16), HERONS, 107 sp.— 32(16) A.. 



27(4)0., 21fl)P., 25(14)E., 17(4)Nc., 33(20)N1. 

 1 117 Plumed Egret, Mesophoyx plumifera, Cel., Mol., N.G., 

 3 A. Nom. v.r. sivamps 24 



White; bill yellow; feet, lower legs black, above "knee" 

 yellow; f., sim. Insects. 



1 118 Australian White Egret (Great), White Crane (e), 



3 Herodias timoriensis, Jap., China, Philippines to A., 



T., N.Z. Nom. v.r. lagoons 30 



"This noble species;" white; bill beautiful orange; legs 

 above "knee" and line down centre of inner shin dull 

 yellow; rest of shin, feet black; naked space about eye 

 greenish-yellow; f., sim. Fish, frogs, insects. 



2 119*\^Ti(te-fronted Heron, Blue-Crane (e), Matuku, 2Vo^o- 



4 phoyx novae-hollandiae, Cel., Mol., N.G., A., T., N.Z. 



Nom. v.c. adout water 24 

 Face, throat white; upper, wings dark-gray; under gray 



tinged rufous; f., sim. Insects, crabs, yabbies. 

 120 White-necked Heron (Pacific), White-necked Crane 



(e), N. pacifica, A., T. Stat. r. swamps 30 



Head, neck, breast, shoulder white; under, wings, tail upper 

 blackish; f., smaller. Frogs, insects. 



