ARDEID^E. 8:3 



i. Adult. Indian Archipelago. Presented by the Hon. 



East India Company. 

 j. Young. ? 



k - 1 



I. India. 



m. n. Athens. Presented by C. L. W. Merlin, Esq. 



THE LITTLE BITTERN. ARDETTA minuta. Ardea mi- 

 nuta, Linn. S. N. i. 240. PL enl 323. A. danu- 

 bialis et A. soloniensis, Gmel. 



a. Devonshire. From Col. Montagu's Collection. 



b. North Africa. Presented by D. Burton, Esq. 



c. South Africa. From the South African Museum. 

 d g. Nepaul. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



The MINUTE HERON. ARDETTA exilis. Ardea exilis, 

 Gmel. S. N. i. 645. Wils. Am. Orn. t. 65, f. 4. 

 A. erythromelas, Vieill. Azara, 360, 361. A. varie- 

 gata, et A. involucris, Vieill. 



a. North America. Presented by Gen. T. Hardwicke. 



b. Mexico. Presented by G. F. Hay, Esq. 



The CINNAMON HERON. ARDETTA cinnamomea. Ardea 

 cinnamomea, Gmel. S. N. i. 643. A. bilineata et A. 

 Australis, Cuv. A. nebulosa, Horsf. 



a. b. Java. Presented by the Hon. East India Com- 

 pany, 

 c. 



The LEPID HERON. ARDETTA Sinensis. Ardea Sinensis, 

 Gmel. S. N. i. 642. A. lepida, Horsf. 



a. Nepaul. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



b. c. Java. 



d. e. Young. Java. Presented by the Hon. East India 

 Company. 



The SPOTTED LITTLE HERON. ARDETTA punctata. 

 a. Australia. 



STURM'S EGRETT. ARDETTA Sturmii. Ardea Sturmii, 



Wagl. Syst. Av. sp. 37. Egretta plumbea, Swains. 

 a. Western Africa. From Mr. Kendall's Collection. 



