BIRDS—ARDEIDAE—DEMIEGRETTA PEALII. 661 
Comparative measurements of Ardeae. 
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Catal, Species. Locality. 3 = = & . re = = | Specimen 
No. = Pa $ $ 2 a Fa 3 z measured, 
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2721 | Demiegretta pealii...... 3.30 -90 | Skin..... 
1988" |. asi dO. wccccccrcssvacele 3.16) 90 | Skin..... 
4146 | Demiegretta rufa,... .. 3.26 54 | Skin..... 
1978 | Demiegretta ludoviciana. 3,02 64 | Skin... 
8681 |..... AO. ccc vcveewecsens 3,22 | Skin..... 
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1226 | Garzetta candidissima , . 2.90 3.60 | Skin..... 
Calcasieu Pass, La...|.....- 20.80! cones 9.60 | 3.70 | 3.08 | 2.64 3.54 | Skin..... 
Cadereita, Mex. 3 10.00 | 4,12 | 3.46 | 2.60 |...... 3.42 | Skin... 
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.| Tamaulipas......se0.{seeees 26.00 |......| 10.60] 4 44| 3.86 | 2.72 | 2.78 | 0.62 | 3.38 | 3.84 | Skin... 
sae vse.| Sacramento Valley...| @ 23.00. |..s00:06 10.70 | 3.80 | 3.76 | 2.74 | 0.43 | 2.54 | 0.54 | 3.25 | 3.64 | Skin, eee. 
2735, | Herodins egretta..o..00.| Hastern Us:Ss...0000.|eseee.| 41.00 ooes «| 15,50] 6.50 | 5050. lecasee|seenee |....--| 0.82 | 4.70 | 5.60 | Skin 
D299 Fete LO is stereos ei +...| Prairie Mer Rouge,La..|...... 33.00 |..... 14.00 | 5,92 | 5.35 | 4.05 | 0.63 | 3.64 | 0.70 | 4.28 | 5.28 | Skin... 
10323 | sees dO se eeeeeeeeee eens Eastern U. S ees) secccees eee} 14.80 | 6.34 | 5.7 4.20)) 0.50 3.70 | 0.66 | 4.25 | 5.20 | Skin. 
S108 | eveesdOcccccccccccceses Indianola, Texas... cases 14.70 |.cccee 14.70 | 6.50 | 6.00 | 4.20 | 0,62 | 4.50 | 0.79 | 4.70 5.20 | Skin . 
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CARH leoacna! OAcappE ....| Prairie Mer Rouge,La..|......| 33.30 |......] 14.20 | 6.04 | 6.00 | 4.50 | 0.64 | 4.00 | 0.86 | 4.50 | 5.25 | Skin..... 
SLOT | seeeee ol ML EXOS!sieis arsiuieisisiee) cie's||(=sieie'sis]|(ew'sie'e clsiel| cislalse 14.00 | 6.00 | 5.50 | 4.10 | 0.60 3.60 | 0.70 | 4.10 | 5.00 | Skin..... 
10324 |..+02.dO..... SorlMECXBS cies ccins ee. cheese escesio lenses | asieisatci|e shane y/AOs20 41 G.c0. || 4.50 | 0.62 | 4.42 | 0.76 | 4.34 | 5.46 | Skin..... 
DI7D lessees a | MANSOS wos ssilieeciccss sees} 33.50 | ..00e 15.00 | 6.00 | 5 85 | 4.65 | 0.65 | 4.29 | 0.86 | 4.25 | 5.30 | Skin..... 
8066 -jo.. .| California? .... seeeererleoes 15.70 | 7.00 | 6.10 | 4.70 | 0.62 | 4.06 | 0.82 | 4.40 | 5.54 | Skin 
9070 | Herodias var. californica | San Diego, Cal... 43.00'|.....6 17.00 | 6.30 | 6.70 | 4.80 | 0.62 | 4.40 | 0.80 | 4.55 | 5.71 | Skin..... 
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00 | 6.00 | Skin 
6.10 | Skin..... 
-52 | 7.00 | Skin..... 
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.| Cape Flattery, W: T... eee 8 5 3 
.| Fort Steilacoom, W.T.|......| 45.80 |......| 20.20 | 9.00 | 6.87 | 4.84 | 0.72 | 4.50 | 1.17 
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17.40 | 7.29 
.| Sacramento Valley... fol 
.| Fort Brown, Texas ...}.++00.|- 
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Carlisle, Penn........ °oQ casmees eooeee| 18.30 | 6.84 | 6.23 | 4.52 |.0.56 | 3.52 | 1.00 | 5.95 | 6.09 
se AOoiseiee scleisloes cec|sssie se CO cnccasvleusensielsevcee}! (40000 170,00] G18.50' |. cetseelccleeen|si0.t0 we |secces| soe eo] ceece|coocee seecse| FCSN voce 
9476 |.0000:dO.ee covecececeee| Mimbres to RioGrande|....../ececeeesleveees| 19.20 | 7.60 | 6.57 | 5.00 | 0.66 | 4.36 | 1.14 | 5.46 | 7.02 | Skin..... 
BOGS) |e sieaen UO scavesiceca.deoesie| MCXICONseccsissversce|ocaees 17.60 | 7.20 | 5.96 | 4.13 | 0.53 | 3.36 | 1.00 | 4.36 | 5.70 | Skin..... 
8690 | Ardea wurdemannii....| South Florida........) 20.70 | 7.40 | 7.94 | 5.66 | 0.90 | 5.36 | 1.24 | 6.48 | 8.14 | Skin..... 
D479 |. ccccsdOreccicceecescevec|eccseedOrsasceveececceloccces seceteeeloccees| 19.70 | 7.92 | 9.10 | 5.60 | 0.74 | 6.22 | 1.25 | 6.16 | 7.50 | Skin..... 
GoaON ease CO veesea\raseee sore) Indian Keys Kass cess|'O.C lsescsass|=eeaea|soccices cesses \Co70)|tae20 | 0.61 | 4.60 | 1.18 | 5.20 | 6.00 | Skin..... 
6540 | Audubonia occidentalis.| Indian Key, Fla......| @ 41.00 }......) 19.50 | 8.00 | 8.80 | 5.62 | 0.74 | 5.88 | 1.26 | 6.50 | 8.00 | Skin..... 
1985 |......d0...... eisieie,s ia'eie cia] | LOTIG Sic sissies vice sieial|lone ces) ssiesisiecie|ssesiee|s 10.00) | 5.005. 6.80 | 5.04 | 0.70 | 4.32 | 1.19 | 5.50 | 7.10 | Skin..... 
3040 | Florida coerulea........| Liberty county, Ga...] Gi |...seeee{eeeee-| 11.00 | 4.58 | 3.52 | 3.00 | 0.50 | 2.48 | 0.62 | 3.00 | 3.42 | Skin..... 
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A554 | ceveesWOsececcccersccces| FIOLIdd. ce vecccoes-sleveere| 21.50 |eeoeee| 11.00 | 4.42 | 3.80 | 3.12 | 0.49 | 2.65 | 0.63 | 3.00 | 3.60 | Skin..... 
EGEOM | Se celCO-esajecerlaseeisewel indian Keyecesecceerl| «Ch 19.80 |......| 10.50 | 4.34 | 3.80 | 3.04 | 0.50 | 2.62 | 0.54 | 2.74 | 3.36 | Skin..... 
do. c0eee WOcrecee see 19.50 | 39.50) 11.00 s[eccceclevcces|scvcec|sveceelecsces|sosees|cecees Fresh... 
* About. 
DEMIEGRETTA PEALII, Baird. 
Peale’s Egret. 
Ardea pealii, Bonap. Syn. 1828, 304.—Is. Am. Orn. IV, 1833, 96; pl. xxvi, f. 1.—Is. Oss. Cuy. 100.—Nurra.i, 
Man. I, 1834, 49. 
Egretta pealii, Gampe, Pr. A. N. Sc. IV, 1848, 127. 
Sp. Cu.—Color pure white. Terminal half of bill black, Length about 30 inches ; wing, 13 ; tarsus, 5.70; bill above, 
4 inches. 
Hab.—Seacoast of South Florida. 
Bill, with the culmen concave along the middle; the gonys convex, and rising from 
