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42. Ciconia alba. 



Ciconia alba Bechst. ; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. Guinea, ii. 

 1903, p. 39 ; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1905, p. 86. 



Hartlaub (Orn. Westafr. p. 275) records an example of 

 the White Stork obtained on St. Thomas by Weiss. 



43. Ardea gularis. 



Ardea gularis Bosc ; Salvadori, Orn, Golfo d. Guinea, ii. 

 1903, p. 22 ; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1905, p. 85. 



Boeage obtained specimens of this Heron from both 

 St. Thomas Island and Rolas Islet, where it is doubtless 

 resident. 



44. Egretta garzetta. 



Herodias garzetta (Linn.) ; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. 

 Guinea, ii. 1903, p. 38; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1905, 

 p. 85. 



Moller is said to have obtained an example of the Little 

 Egret on St. Thomas. Count Salvadori suggests that it is 

 not improbable that the white form of Ardea gularis is 

 referred to. 



45. *Butorides atricapilla. 



Butorides atricapilla (Afzel.) ; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. 

 Guinea, ii. 1903, p. 38 ; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1905, 

 p. 86. 



a. ? ad. (No. 67). Near Sao Thome. l.ii.09. 



A single example was obtained by Alexander, who remarks 

 that it was breeding. He found that it frequented the small 

 streams in the island. 



46. Bubulcus lucidus. 



Bubulcus lucidus (Rafin.) ; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. 

 Guinea, ii. 1903, p. 39. 



Bubulcus ibis Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1905, p. 86. 



This Egret has been recorded on several occasions from 

 St. Thomas. It is also said to breed on Rolas Islet (Bocage, 

 Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1891, p. 83). 



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