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313. Ardeola speciosa. 



Ardeola speciosa (Horsf.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 351. 



Ardea speciosa, Brliggem. t.c. p. 464. 

 a. $ . Benkoka, Oct. 13, L885. 



[Iris light yellow ; bill black, the lower mandible yellow ; 

 legs dull green. 



Only one specimen met with in Borneo, but in Java, where 

 there is much open rice-land, this species is very common. 

 Often enough, when passing a field, you do not observe this 

 little Heron until suddenly dozens of snow-white wings (the 

 small and dull-coloured body being difficult to see) open and 

 slowly flap away.] 



314. BUTORIDES JAVANICA. 



Butorides javanica (Horsf.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 351 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1876, p. 52; id. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 353, 1881, p. 800. 

 a. ? . Kina Bala, March 20, 1887. 

 h. 2 • Lawas River, April 6, 1886. 



[Fairly common, frequenting rivers, but more especially 

 mangrove swamps. I met with a fine adult bird in a rocky 

 stream at the foot of Kina Balu.] 



315. GORSACHIUS MELANOLOPHUS. 



Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffi.) ; Salvad. t, c. p. 354 ; 

 Sharpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 271. 

 a. 6. Benkoka, Oct. 29, 1885. 



[Scarce. I met with this species nesting in Palawan. 

 The nest was placed amongst the tangled masses of under- 

 growth a few feet from the ground, and contained two white 

 eggs, slightly greenish, on 27th June. Axis T9, diam. 1*45.] 



316. Ardetta cinnamomea. 



Ardetta cinnamomea (Gm.); Salvad. t. c. p. 354; Sharpe, 

 P. Z. S. 1879, p. 353. 

 a. ? . Labuan, June 30, 1886. 



[Fairly common, frequenting paddy-fields. 



Iris straw-yellow ; feet olive-green ; bill brown, lower 

 mandible yellow.] 



