303 [Dole. 



ARDEIDiE. 



30. Ardea sacra Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, p. 640. Finsch und 

 Hartlaub, Oruith. Ceutral-Polynesiens, p. 201. A. vulriaris Forster, 

 Desc. An., p. 172 (1844). Cassin, U. S. Expl. Exped., Mam. and 

 Ornith., p. 296. Auku of the natives. 



A. saturate cinereo-c^rulescens, abdomine subfuscente, linea a 

 ir;ento per mediam gulam decurvente lata nivea; cristse, tergi et pec- 

 toris plumis elongatis, apice ligulatis ; rostro supra fusco, infra et apice 

 flavescente ; pedibus flavidis ; iride flava. Long. 24 pollices. (Finsch 

 und Hartlaub.) 



The young birds are wholly white, and the ? whiter than the $. 

 Iris is yellow. 



Common all over the group. 



31. Ardea exilis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, p. 645. Latham, Syn., 

 HI, I, p. 66. Gray, Cat. of Birds of Trop. Ids. of Pacific, p. 49. 



A. capite lajvi et corpore supra ex rufo-badio, subtus albo, colli 

 lateribus rufis, remigibus caudaque nigris ; rostro virescente, iridibus 

 stramineis ; colli pennis lateralilnis et inferioribus prajlongis et laxis ; 

 pectore ex fuscesente nigro ; tectricibus alarum mediis ferrugineis ; 

 remigibus nonnuUis apice badiis ; pedibus viridis. (Gmelin). 



Hab. Oahu. 



SCOLOPACIDiE. 



32. Numenius australis Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1837, 

 part. V, p. 155. N. taldtiensis Gray, Cat. of Birds of Trop. Ids. of 

 Pacific, p. 49. Scolopax tahiiiensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, p. 656. 



Summo capite nuchaque nigro-fuscis, singulis plumis cervino margin- 

 atis ; dorso nigrescenti-fusco, singulis plumis rubescenti-cervino ad 

 marginem irregulariter maculatis ; tectricibus alaj nigro-fuscis, cine- 

 reo marginatis; tertiariis brunneis, marginibus pallidioribus irregu- 

 lariter maculatis ; uropygio tectricibusque superioribus caudse nigro- 

 fuscis, singulis plumis tinerescenti-cervino ad marginem fasciatis ; 

 tectricibus majoribus alarum, nigro-fuscis, ad ajilcem albis ; 1, 2, 0, 4 

 et 5, primariis brunneis, stcmmatibus albis, reliquis cum secondariis 

 irregulariter albo fasciatis ; lateribus faciei, gutture, corporeque, 

 infra pallide seminis, singulis plumis, linea centrali nigrescenti-fusca ; 

 rostro ad basin flavescenti-brunneo, ad apicem nigrescenti-brunnco; 

 pedibus olivaceis. Long. tot. unc. 20 ; rostri 5.7 ; aUe 11 ; caucUe 4.5; 

 tarsi .4. 



33. Actitis incanUS Finsch uud Hartlaub, Ornith. Cc)ilr;d- 



