146 Zoology. 



Synoecus australis (Lath.), Grant, Cat. B., xxii., p. 247. 

 This drawing is the type on which Latham founded his 

 description of the New Holland Quail. 



Watling gives the following note : " Natural size. July. It 

 flies like a Quail, and in its habits much resembles that bird." 

 No. 228. New Holland Jabiru, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., 

 pp. 294 and 295, pi. cxxxviii. 

 Mycteria australis, Lath. Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. Ixiv. 

 XenorJiynchus asiaticus (Lath.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxvi., 

 p. 310. 

 Watling says : " In height 5 • 7^." 

 No. 230. New Holland Crane. 



Antigone australasiana (Gould), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiii., 

 p. 265. 

 No. 231. Caledonian Night-Heron, Lath., Gen. Syn., iii., 

 pt. i., p. 55 [male]. 

 Nycticorax caledonicus {Gm.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxvi., p. 158. 

 No. 232. Caledonian Night-Heron [female]. 

 No. 234. The Bittern, a variety. 



Botaurus pceciloptilus (Wagl.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxvi., 

 p. 258. 

 No. 235. White-bellied Heron, Latham MS. ; id., Gen. Hist. 

 B., ix., p. 101 (1824). 

 Ardetta pusilla (Vieill.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxvi., p. 234. 

 This figure no doubt is intended to represent the young of 

 Ardetta pusilla. 



Watling says : " This bird frequents marshes. It is a rare 

 bird." 



No. 23G. Little Bittern, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., 

 p. 301. 

 Ardeita pusilla (Vieill.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxvi., p. 234. 

 Latham appears to have noticed that the Australian bird 

 was different from the European, as he writes on this drawing as 

 follows : " A variety of Little Bittern if not new. See drawing 

 above. No. 237." 



Watling gives the following note: "Half the natural size. 

 Native name Go-ning-nah." 



No. 237. Little Bittern, variety, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., 

 p. 301. 

 Ardetta pusilla (Vieill.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxvi., p. 234. 

 Watling gives the following note : " December. Half the 

 natural size of the bird the drawing was taken from ; the neck is 



