402 ARDEIM. 



886. Ardea garzetta, Linn. Little Egret. 

 Hob. Europe. 



a-e. Purchased, Sept. 19, 1864. From the Lower Danube. 



887. Ardea candidissima, Gin. Snowy Egret. 

 Hob. America. 



a-c. Purchased, March 8, 1864. From Para. 

 d. Purchased, Jan. 24, 1870. 

 e-g. Purchased, March 19, 1875. 

 h, i. Purchased, Feb. 1, 1876. 

 j/', fc. Purchased, July 18, 1876. 



888. Ardea gularis, Bosc. Slaty Egret. 

 Hab. West Africa. 



a-s. Purchased, Dec. 23, 1869. 



889. Ardea russata, Wagler. Buff-backed Egret. 

 Hab. Europe. 



a. Presented by Captain Burke, S.S. Arcot,' July 12, 1879. 



890. Ardea ralloides, Scop. Squacco Heron. 

 Hab. South Europe. 



-/. Purchased, Sept. 19, 1864. From the Lower Danube. 



Genus BUTORIDES. 



891. Butorides virescens (Linn.). Green Bittern. 

 Hab. America. 



a. Purchased, March 8, 1864. See P. Z. S. 1864, p. 138. 



892. Butorides cyanurus (Vieill.). South- American Little 



Bittern. 



Hab. South America. 



a, b. Purchased, July 18, 1876. 



893. Butorides atricapillus (Afz.) . Blue-capped Bittern. 

 Hab. Africa. 



, b. Eeceived in exchange, March 2, 1878. 



