IN THE HANCOCK COLLECTION. 91 



Case 



84. Heron. 



No. 1 (left). Female. Shot by Capt. Cu raming, of Altyre, 

 at the Herony on the Findhorn, March 8th, 1850. 

 ,, 2 (centre). Downy state. 



Bnscot Park, near Farringdon, Berks., Feb., 1884. 

 Presented hy John Young. 

 No. 3 (right). Downy state. Shewing first feathers. 

 Scotland, April 26th, 1885. 

 Presented by Alex. Stevenson, Esq. 



85. Purple Heron. Ardea purpurea, Linn. 



No. 1 . Immature. Shot in the North of France. 



From Joseph Hardy, Dieppe, 1852. 



86. Purple Heron. 



No. 1 (left). Female, mature. 

 ,, 2 (right). Male, mature. 



Both from Joseph Hardy, Dieppe, 1852. 



87. Little Egret. Ardea gazetta, Linn. 

 No. 1. Bought of a dealer at Leeds, 1831. 



88. Buff-backed Heron. Ardea bubulcus, Adouin. 



Bubulcus Ibis, D.G. ii., 298. 

 No. 1 (left). Female. Merzapore, India. 



W. E. Brooks, Esq, 1863. 

 ,, 2 (centre). Male. Shot at Marismas de Donana, 



Spain, May 5th, 1883. 

 Presented by Abel Chapman, Esq. 



Squacco Heron. Ardea ralloides, Scop. 



Buphus comatus, D.G. ii., 301. 

 No. 3. (right). Male. From A. H. Cochrane, Esq., 1850. 



