70 On Birds collected in the Island of Java. 



3. Demiegretta sacra (Gm.) ; Salvad. Ucc. di Born, 

 p. 346. 



Ardeajugularis, Forster ; Schlegel, Mus.Va.js-'Ba.SjArdece, 

 p. 25. 



No. 26. West Island, Cocos Islands, January 30j 1879. 

 Irides orange. From nest. " Changah Puteh.^^ 



Nearly all white, with a few blackish streaks on the back, 

 rump, and tips of secondaries. 



No. 28. West Island. From nest, January 30, 1879. 

 Irides orange. 



In full grey plumage, with white throat. 



No. 41, ? . Irides yellow. Small fish, small shrimps^ and 

 small eels in stomach. ^' Changah blau."*' 



Also in full grey plumage, with long dorsal plumes. 



No. 27. West Island, January 30, 1879. From nest. 

 Irides orange. " Changah blau.^^ 



A nestling bird, the tail not being half grown, and tufts of 

 down still adhering to the head. It is apparently the offspring 

 of Nos. 26 and 28, and is in grey plumage, with white throat 

 perfectly developed. 



4. Herodias nigripes (Temm.) ; Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, 

 p. 349. 



No. 40, ? . West Island, February 6, 1879. Small fish 

 and shrimps in stomach. Irides yellow. "Changah puteh." 



5. TOTANUS CANESCENS, Gm. 



Totanus glottis, L. ; Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 328. 

 No. 44, (? . Cocos, West Island, February 6, 1879. Irides 

 black. " Chereenel.^' 



6. SuLA piscATRix (L.) ; Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 368. 

 No. 23. Lagoon, Cocos Keeling Islands, January 25, 



1879. Irides like the feathers. Fourth year's bird, *'Bu- 

 rung buree." 



A specimen emerging from the brown into the white stage. 



7. Phaeton candidus. Gray ; Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, 

 Pelecani, p. 43. 



No. 25. West Island, January 29, 1879. Irides dark 

 brown. " Burung buntet Satep." 



