126 ARDEIDJ3. 



Ardea atricapilla, var. rutenbergi, Milne-Edwards 4" Grandidter, Hist. 

 Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 557 (1885). 



The eggs of the African Green Bittern measure from 1/42 to 1*65 

 in length, and from 1-09 to 1-2 in breadth. 



2. River Gambia, 31st Aug. Dr. Percy Kendall [P.]. 



1. Ambriz, Angola. Monteiro Coll. 



1. Island of Rodriguez (H. H. Slater}. Royal Society [P.]. 



Butorides brevipes (Hempr. $ Ehr.}. 



Butorides brevipes, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 278 (1898) ; id. 

 Hand-l i. p. 199 (1899). 



The eggs of the Red-Sea Green Bittern do not appear to be 

 separable from those of B. atricapilla. Three examples measure 

 respectively: 1.-45 by 1-15 ; 1-5 by 1-15 ; 1-45 by 1-15. 



3. Near Suakin, Red Sea, June. Comm. A. Carpenter [P.]. 



Butorides striata (Linn.). 



Ardea scapularis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixix. fig. 12 (1845-54). 

 Butorides cyanurus, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 542 ; Scl. $ Huds. 



Argent. Orn. ii. p. 101 (1889). 

 Butorides striata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 175 (1898) ; id. 



Hand-l. i. p. 199 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 231 (1899) ; 



von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 275 (1900). 



The eggs of the South-American Green Bittern in the Collection 

 measure 1'5 by 1*07, and 1-35 by 1*05 respectively. 



1. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(T. K. Salmon). 

 1. Brazil. Crowley Bequest. 



Butorides javanica (Horsf.). 



Butorides j a vanica, Legqe, Birds Ceylon,^. 1153 (1880) ; Oatesed. Hume, 

 Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 249 (1890) ; Steere, List Birds $ Mamm. 

 Philip, p. 26 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 177 (1898) ; 

 id. Hand-l. i. p. 199 (1899). 



The eggs of the Little Green Bittern vary from 1-4 to 1-64 in 

 length, and from 1-08 to 1-23 in breadth. 



3. Eastern Nar'ra, Sind (S. Doig). Hume Coll. 

 1. Eastern Narra, 25th May (S. D.). Hume Coll. 



16. Eastern Narra, 28th July (S. D.). Hume Coll. 



4. Eastern Narra, 18th Aug. (S. L>.). Hume Coll. 

 4. Eastern Narra, 20th Aug. (S. D.). Hume Coll. 

 1. Delhi, 12th June (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 



1. Etawah, 20th Aug. Hume Coll. 



2. Bankot Creek, S. Konkan, 15th Hume Coll. 



April (G. Tidal). 



2. Tippera. Hume Coll. 



2. Mindoro, Philippine Islands, 12th Steere Exped. 



June. 



