CKVIXIID.K — TIIK STUUK.H — MYCTKIMA. 



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tai'iH. much ciiiiiiiri'!*"*'!!, lln' luffral lUitlitii-H t'loni^iite-roiiii'iil, Iml Imili ciirvfil ii|i\viiril for the 

 li'i'iiiiiiiil lii>lf itlii' p>iiV4 iikhI nil); ili'|it|i III' till' liill at till' lia>(' ciiiial In alHUit Iwu iiiiitli» tlit* 

 li'ii;;tli <<| till' I'liliiirii ; ^.'niiV" I'liii^iili'iaMy liiii;;i'i' lliait tin' iiiiiii>lil>iilai' rami ; inmtiilM hiiiall, li>ii- 

 (;iiM<liiial, ill til*' ("I'lii <'l an rlmi^'ati'il I'llipM', witlmut iiii'inlnaiir, luit <i\i'iliiiii;; l>v a >liai'|i |)i'iijt'i't- 

 iii^' lii.iiy f<l>.'''- '•*'«"• *'''■> 1""^; ; iiii'Mli' liir a liilli- If^-. llimi mir iliinl llif lai-ii« ; laliial Uk-h 

 I'Mii^jili'iaMv >liiirli't', till' olllil a litllc llic |iiii;,'i'r ; liallil\ alnuit liall tin- lrli;;tli nl llir ililii'l' tin.-, 

 il- ailii'iilatioii flcvati-il tli-rjilcilly iiImivc that ol' tin- aiilrrinr ttH'» ; iiiiilillr tm- iiiiitnl In IhiIIi thu 



lalilill I'"' at lln' lia-i' I'V Hi'll-ilfVili.|H'il \m1i>, llic mili'l' ulwllirll i^ llir lalj^l'r, tlu-.-r Wriw cxlrml- 

 illU'. Il.llliiwly, aloli^ rarll >ii|r nl' till' tnro Inr llii'il w hull' li'li^tll ; rlaWH .-hurt, liail-likc, III' llatti lli'il 



mUiVi' atiil with lii'iNul riiiiiHlcii cikU ; liair iiiiilinii nl' tlii! tihia iiiiuh iimii' tliaii niiu iialf the tarxiiM ; 



li"^. niViTi'il ('M'IVwIm'Ii' ami Uliirnrililv willi <liiall, |n|i;;it!iiii|ial, Ili'\a;;n1ial M-alrn ; tn«"< «ilh 

 ti'aii>vri"i' Miilrlhi' I'nr li'iiiiiiial liall. I'Iiiiii.i,l;i' imiIu'I' haul ami rnni|iart alHivi-, Inn-tT Ih'Ihw, tin* 

 fi'iiiiiri'" III' the iHtstcrinr |Hii'ti with tlu'ir ui'Im Miini'what *h'(-niii|inAi-i| ; ii|i|h'1- ^i-1'att.'i' wiiiK-covcilH 



ail'l IrlllaU Wi'll ih'Vi']n|H'i|, Inll;.', Innail, Mllil iii|ll|ia'l, till' latli'l r.Vti'llilitl^' Ih'ViiIhI till' til'" nl' tint 



|iiiiii.iii('H. as wi'll ai mill h lii'Vnml tln' rinl nl' thr tail; |iiiiiiarirs vi'iy ^till', tlirir iiiiU'i' wiIm 

 siiiiiali'il near the hasiv' Tail hhmi, a liltli- iiiuii! than niir tliinl as Inii^' iix tlir win^', cvi'ii, thu 



l'ratlirl'-> hmail, nillllil-i'tlilril, ami liinilil'titi'lv '^lill'. OrrijUlt mill lljijii'l' jiai't iif thr lia)K' inVL'l-ril hy 

 a |mI( Il nl' latlirl' >hnit ainl '•jialM' liair-likr I'ratlirix, tiu' ri'>t nl' llir hiail alul ini k lial'i-. 



Till-' p-tiiis, »* ili'liiii'il al>n\i', I'liiliiari's a Miii}.'lr .'■|>rrii's lit'lnii^iii;,' In trn|iii'al Aiinrii'ii, thu 

 .1/. iiiwriiiiiia, <!mki.. I'X Linn. Mnrc nr less lu-aily ivlatril (Hil WniM uriiiia arr A'/i/iz/iyn'i)- 

 ihiiii'liiiit, UoXAl'. (ly|>i', .l/i/.'/i('/i( HI iiiiinh niiiit, Hii\vi), .Wiiurliiiiiclniii, lV)ii\v. (t\\>t; M. (iiinlfiilit, 

 Shaw), ami Lviilvjitilim, Lk>>. (lyiir. Viinu'm rrnimtilfini, t'l viKIl). Tlu'w I liuNi- iml hfcll uMo 

 til I'xaiiiinu. 



Mycteria americana. 



THE JABIBV. 



Miolrriii iimrrifanii, l.iw. S. N. nl. in, 17.',!*, 1 In, im. 1 (|.ait-) ; iil. I'J, I. l""!tl, -Ji'A'i (|>iirt, ('Xrl. 

 iliajjiiosis, wUi.U zz:^ h'li.i, iiiirii iiiinjiiiirit. (iMl.l.. .*<. N, I. 17'"'», •IM. I. AIM. IihI. t>ni. II. 

 17'.'ll, ti'O. — UiiNAl'. full-.!.. II. 1H.M, l(l7, - Cl.AV. Iliillill. III. !>7I, II.".. Iin. InllHI. Si I, & 



Smv. Xoni. Nititr. 1S7:I. 1-'»I. — lannw. Nmn. .N. Am. IJ. Issl, iiu. 4UU. — Coi'd, Chfik l.ikt, 



•J(l 111. !.>>!>•.•, iHi. u:.i. 

 I., .I,il,ini,il, r,ii,.„„r, III I !••. I'l. I'.iil. 177II-M, I'l. S17 (ailiilt). 

 JiikWi'iki Jiihiiii, I, MM. .Syimii. III. i. K."".'", '."J, Jil. 75. 

 Cict'iiiii iiijir/irid, Hlli.M. 'I'll. Ilia.i. III. It.-'ill, ilH. 



Hah. Tiniijral Aiiiriira, I'iniitli III Ihii'iins Ayn'.>« ; imrtii, caHiiiilly, to Sniitlit.'rn Ti'xun. N" Went 

 IikII.im riToiil. 



Sr. CiiAK. Adult (Xn. I7III5, "Sniith Aiiu'iiia'') : l'luiii.'i;.'i' nitiivly whitu ; hill, h-n^, and 



I'lcl, with Iiaki'il |inl'tin|| nl' hiail ami link, Mark ; rrn|i, allil IcWir |>iirtinn nf lirrk ail rnllljil, 



ixi'liOi (liri;;:ii nil in lid-i. Wiiii.', Jli.lMi ; tail, a.'io ; ciilnnii. U.ao; ili'iith nl' l>ill at haM-, 

 i'..'iO ; tai-siis, 11. .'■)0; iiiiililh- tnc, l.iiii; liaff iiortinn nl' tiliia, tl "in. yiiiniij, truiiHitinii jiluminje 

 (Nn. S74X.'., |,a I'aliiia, Cn-ta Kiia, Ajuil l'I. \'*^-2 ; ('.('. .Vulliiij,') : I'iliiiiii ami miiiait tlntlnil 



»itliilii>ky Mark hairlikt' Iratliii's, tlir^c Inii^'i'st nii tin ri|>iit, w Ik'I'c tiny Inriii .--nnirwliat nl a 



liii-iiy I Ti'sl ; I'l'atlu-i'i'il |inrtinii nl' InwiT nn k liu'lit 1ii'nw'iii>li u'lay ; iiiniji, ii|>|«'r lail-cnvi'its. aiiil 

 i.iil, wiiitu ; ii'st nl' u|)|K'i- |i.'iil suit liinwiii>li uray, ini'.i.'ulaily iiiixi'il with jiiiri- w liiti' I'l'athci'* (nf 

 ilii' adult liven), tlicsi- nm^t iiiinit'inus aiimiij,' tin- h'ssiT wiiiL'-invci'ts ami aiiliiinr M'a|iiilai'> ; 

 liriiiiaii('> wliitf, tinpil with ^lay at imls. Lnwir jiarts iiitinly white. Mill, all tlie nakeil 



' Till' wiliffs of the only 8]M'i'iliii'li at IMrsi'llI lu'eessilile to ll.s ale lllllill ilullia^eil, i«> that the wing- 

 loriiiiila anil the exaet iliarneter '.il' the oiitliiie nl' llie inner Wilis of the i|nill.>* eaiiliol Ik- iiseeitauivil NitiS' 

 fiiitiiiily. 



' I.innanis'H ilingnosis, " Mnpiitmlo I'ieoniii', allm, reini^'iliiiK ivetrieihiiHiiue ni),'n)-]>in'|iiiiiiHeentilin'i," 

 "ill lint .i|)|ily at all to this s|M'iie'., Init is iilivinusly a|i|ilii'iilile In Kii.ii it iira iiiiiijiinri (.si'e |iaf;e 77). The 

 ;,'ilii'lir ilia^'noslK, howevei-, a|i|ilii's to Mticlniii. a.s iln al.sii must of the refelviiecB liteil. 



