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The REDDISH EGRETT. HERODIAS rufescens. Ardea 

 rufescens, Gmel. S. N. i. 628. A. Peali, Bonap. 

 Am. Orn. t. 26. f. I. PL enl. 902. 



a. White. North America. From Mr. Audubon's Col- 

 lection. 



1. White. North America. Presented by H.R.H. the 

 Duke of Sussex, K.G. 



c. Rufous. Mexico. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



The SLATY EGRETT. HERODIAS schistacea. Ardea schis- 

 tacea, Ehrenb. Sym. Phys. An. t. 6. 



a. Abyssinia. From the Frankfort Museum. 



The BLUE HERON. HERODIAS caerulea. Ardea caerulea, 

 Linn. S. N. i. 238. A. caerulescens, Lath. Wils. Am. 

 Orn. t. 62. f. 3. A. cyanopus, Gmel. A. plumbea, 

 Brown. A. Thula, Mol. ? A. chalybea, Steph. 



a. Blue. North America. 



b. Blue. Island of Puna. Presented by Mr. G. Barclay. 



c. In change. North America. Presented by Gen. T. 

 Hardwicke. 



d. White. North America. 



e. Central America ? Presented by Capt. Sir E. Bel- 

 cher, C.B., R.N. 



The ALLIED BLUE EGRETT. HERODIAS affinis. 



a. Western Africa. From Mr. RendalPs Collection. 



The DEMI EGRETT. HERODIAS leucogaster. Ardea leuco- 

 gaster, Gmel. S. N. i. 628. A. ludoviciana, Wils. 

 Am. Orn. t. 64. f. 1. PL enl. 350. 



a. North America. Presented by H.R.H. the Duke of 

 Sussex, K.G., &C., &c. 



b. Young. North America. Presented by Mr. J. 

 Baker. 



