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Hab. Ceylon ; Arakan ; Malayan peninsula ; Sumatra, 



A. Specimen from Arakan (Ilamree). Presented by 

 Capt. J. R. Abbott (1844). 



Subgenus BOTAURUS, Brisson, Stephens. 



1649. B. MELANOTus, G. R. Gray, App. Dieifenbach's N. Zealand, II, 

 196 (Gould's B. A. Vol. VI, pi. 64). 



Syn. B. australis, Gould, Cuv. 1 



Hab, Australia; V. D. Land; N. Zealand. 



A. Specimen presented by the Sydney Institution (1845). 

 B. Another. Purchased (1846). 



1650. B. stellaris {PL Enl. 789). 



Syn. Ardea stellaris, L. 

 Nir young, H. 

 Hab. Europe ; Asia ; Africa. Common in Bengal. 



A. B. C. D. Specimens procured in Calcutta bazar 

 (1843-5). 



Subgenus ARDETTA, G. R. Gray. 



1651. A. FLAVICOLI.IS (Jerdon's III. Ind. Orn. pi. 16 ; Gould's B. A. 

 Vol. VI, pi. 65~not good, if the Australian be truly identical with 

 the Indian species). 



SvN. Ardea flavicolUs, Latham. 

 A. nigra, Vieillot. 



A. picta, Raffles, — the young (figured in Hardvvicke's 

 111. Ind. Zool). 



Kdla and Nol Bogla, B. ; Tototan, or Tomtomman, 

 Jav. 

 Hab. India generally (not common, nor rare in L. Bengal) : 

 Ceylon ; Tippera ; Arakan ; Tenasserim ; Malayan peninsula ; Sumatra ; 

 China ; Australia. 



A. Adult, from Chusan. J. McClelland, Esq. (1843). 



B. Adult. L. Bengal. R. W. G. Frith, Esq. (1845-7). 



C. D. Young. Vicinity of Calcutta (1846-8). 



1652. A. ciNNAMOMEA (Hardw. III. Ind. Zool). 



Syn. Ardea cinnamomea, Gmelin. 



Lai Bogla, H. ; Nati koraioaka, Cingh. ; Aijam- 

 Ayaman, Jav. 

 Hab, India and Malay countries. Common. 



A. B. C. D. E. F. G. II. Series in various states 

 of plumage, from the vicinity of Calcutta (1842-7). 



1653. A. SINENSIS (young figured as No. 1651, Hardw. ///. Ind. Zool., 

 • — not good). 



Syn. Ardea sinensis, Gmelin. 



A. lepida et A. nehulosa, Horsfield. 

 Baynhangan, Jav. 

 Hab. India generally ; Ceylon ; Arakan ; Java ; China. (Ge- 

 nerally observed on high reeds.) 



A. B.) C. Specimens from the vicinity of Calcutta (1844-6. 



