ARDEID&. 379 
Herodias alba, Lin. 
924bis.—Murray’s Vertebrate Zoology of Sind, p. 270. 
THe LARGE WuHiteE HERON. 
Wing, 17:2 ; tarsus, 7°91 ; bill at front, 5. 
Bill, yellow. 
Plumage, pure white; in the breeding season it developes a 
long dorsal train of decomposed feathers, extending about five 
inches from the end of the tail; at this season the bill is black. 
This Large White Heron occurs in Sind. 
Herodias torra, B. Hain. 
925.—H. alba, Lin—Jerdon’s Birds of India, Vol. II, p. 744; 
Butler, Guzerat ; Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 433 ; Murray’s Ver- 
tebrate Zoology of Sind, p. 270; Swinhoe and Barnes, Central 
India ; Ibis, 1885, p. 135. 
THE LARGE EGRET. 
Length, 36 ; expanse, 54; wing, 13:2 to 15:2 ; tail, 6-5; tarsus, 
5:25 to7; bill at front, 3°72 to 46. 
Bill black, changing to yellow in winter; naked skin at base of 
bill and round the eyes pea-green to verditer ; irides pale yellow ; 
naked part of tibia pale livid; tarsus black, more or less suffused 
with vinous red. 
Plumage pure white ; in the breeding season an elongated dorsal 
train of fine decomposed feathers, which pass the tail sometimes 
by 4 or 5 inches ;, no crest or breast plumes, 
The Large Egret is very common in Sind; it occurs more spar- 
ingly in other places, but is nowhere rare. 
The remarks about breeding apply to this species also. 
Herodias intermedia, Hass. 
926.—H. egrettoides, Tem.—Jerdon’s Birds of India, Vol. II, 
p. 745; Butler, Guzerat ; Stray Feathers, Vol. IV, p. 23; Dec- 
can, Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 433; Murray’s Vertebrate 
Zoology of Sind, p. 270; Swinhoe and Barnes, Central India ; 
Ibis, 1885, p. 136. 
THE SMALLER EGRET. 
Length, 27 to 28; expanse, 46; wing, 11:15 to 12°65; tail, 5; 
tarsus, 4:1 to 46; bill at front, 2°68 to 3:09. 
Bill black ; irides yellow; legs black ; facial skin greenish. 
In summer, plumage pure white, like the last ; a long dorsal 
train reaching nearly to the ground, and a beautiful long pectoral 
tuft of similarly formed feathers, but no crest. 
In winter, the dorsal and pectoral trains are wanting, and the 
bill is yellow. 
The Smaller Egret is very common throughout the region except 
perhaps in Ratnagiri. 
Breeds similarly to the others. 
