158 



Ard. Nova HoUandice, and several points of resemblance to 

 Ard. guhiris, Ard. jugularis, and the young of Ard. coerulea ; 

 but differs from all. 



172. Ardea cinerea, Lath., Ind. Orn. 2. 691. 54. Le Heron huppe, 



BufF., Ois. 7. 342. PI. Enl. 787. 

 Irides hnght Vight yei\ow. Length, inclusive of tail, 38 inches : 



tail 6 inches. 

 Identical with European specimens. Solitary. 



173. Ardea nigrirostris, Gray, Zool. Misc. 20. Fig. Ind. Zool. Part 



12th. Large tvhite Heron tvith blaclc bill. 

 Differing only in liaving a black hill from Ard. Egretta ; 

 othervvise identical in size, form, colour, and internal or- 

 ganization ; nevertheless as Col. Sykes has adult birds pre- 

 serving the black bill, he considers Mr. Gray's specific di- 

 stinction valid. Irides bright yellovv. 



Section B. Tarsi short. 



174. Ardea Malaccensis, Gmel., 1. 643. Crabier blanc et brun dc 



Ma/accfl, BufF., Ois. 7. 394. PI. Enl. 911. Buglah of the 



Mahrattas. 

 Irides light bright yellovv. Length, inclusive of tail, 19 inches : 

 tail 3 to 3-J- inches. One malė bird measured 21 inches. 

 White capillary vvorms found on the mesentery. 



175. Ardea Caboga, Penn., Hindoos. 2. 158. Gibraltar Ileron, 



Lath., var. A. Small imre tvhite Heron. Batty bird of 



Europeans in Dukhun. 

 Attend oxen vvhile grazing, and pick insects from them. Gre- 

 garious. Length, inclusive of tail, 19^ to 21 inches: tail 3^^ 

 inches. Irides hr'ight y c\\ov,\ A shiideof yellowochre on the 

 forehead in some individuals. 



176. Ardea Grayii. Ard. nlba ; dorso atro-rubente ; capite, colio, 



pectore, scapularibusgue sordide Jlavescenti-albidis ; occijntii 

 plumis 3 — 5 /o7igis, linearibus, albissivns. 

 Irides nitidė flavae. Rostnim ad apicem nigrum, ad basin 

 flavescens. 7>2rsifuscescenti-carnei. Longitudo (cauda 

 inclusii) 18^ — 19a unc, caudce 3. 

 Marone-bached Hero7i. 

 The deep chestnut or marone feathers of the back are decom- 

 posed, and extend nearly to the end of the tail. The imma- 

 ture bird bears a very close resemblance to the Ard. Malac- 

 censis. 



177. Ardea Javanica, Horsf., Linn. Trans. 13. 190. Indian grcen 



Heron of Dr. Latham, No. 74. 

 Col.Sykes's specimens are identical with thosefrom Java, and on 

 coniparing them vvith the descriptions of Ard. virescens, III., 

 and the plate of BufFon (PI. Enl. 908, Crabier de Cayenne), 

 they differ in wanting the red stripes down the throat and neck, 

 and in the tail being dark metallic green instead of black, and 

 in snialler size. Dr. Horsfield's triviai nameis thwefare valid. 

 Irides bright light yello\v, surrounded by a very narrow red 

 ring. Lcngthj inclusive of tail, 16ą inches : tail 2Ą. Sexcs 



