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1 121 Lesser Egret (Little, Spotless), Garzetta nigripes, 



2 Malay to N.G., A. Nom. r. swamps 

 White; 2 long plumes from nape; feet, legs totally black; 



bill black; f., sim. Frogs, insects. 

 1 122 Reef Heron (White, Blue, Sacred), Demiegretta sacra, 

 1 Jap., Ind. to A., T., N.Z. Stat. r. coast 



Dark slaty-gray; bill yellowish-green; some birds are 

 white; f., sim. Crabs, shellfish. 



1 123*Nankeen Night Heron, Nankeen Crane (e), Nycti- 

 8 corax caledonicus, Cel., N.G., A., T., N.Z. =vt. Eur. 



Night Heron. Frogs, insects, yabbies. Mig. c. swamps 

 Nocturnal; crown, nape black; long white plumes from 

 nape; upper rich chestnut; abdomen white; neck, chest 

 reddish-chestnut; f., sim.; young mottled brown, buff. 



2 124 Minute Bittern, Kaoriki, Ardetta pusilla, A., N.Z., 

 10 =vt. Eur. Little Bittern. Stat. v.r. sivamps 



Crown, back, tail greenish-black; under pale-buff; hind- 

 neck, shoulder deep-chestnut; bill, feet yellow; dark 

 line from chin to lower breast; f., smaller; upper brown 

 streaked chestnut; tail black; under white streaked 

 brown. Water-animals. 

 1 125*Australian Bittern (Black-backed), Boomer, Bull- 



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Bird. Matuku-Lurepo, Botaurus poeciloptilus, A. 



T., N. Cal., N.Z. =vt. Eur. Bittern. Stat. r. reeds 



Head, hind-neck, back dark-brown; wings brown marked 



buff; throat, under creamy-buff streaked dark-brown; 



bill yellow; f., smaller. Fish, frogs, yabbies, insects. 



56. Palamedeidae, Screamers, Unicorn-Bird, 3 sp. Nl. 



57. Phoenicopteridae, Flamingoes, 6 sp. — 2(0)0., 1(0) P., 



2(0)E.. l(0)Nc, 4(3)N1. 



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