1871.] MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA. 413 



591. Butorides javanicus (Horsf.) ; Ibis, 1860, pp. 132, 358 

 1861, p. 52; P.Z. S. 1863, p. 320. 



Herodias asha, Ibis, 1860, p. 64. 



Comes to South China in summer to breed. 



592. Butorides macrorhynchtjs, Gould. 



Butorides javanicus, Ibis, 1863, p. 420. 



A larger bird than the last in all its proportions, but otherwise 

 very similar. Common in Formosa in summer. I procured a male 

 at Amoy on the 26th Aug. 1866. It is the species that visits Japan 

 (Schleg. Mus. des Pays-Bas). 



593. Ardeoea prasinosceles, Swinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 64, 1861 

 p. 52, 1862, p. 258, 1863, p. 421 (errore), 1870, p. 365; P. Z. s! 

 1863, p. 319. 



Resident in South China and westwards to Szechuen. Found 

 as far south as Cochin China. In Siam and Malacca is replaced by 

 the A. malaccensis (Gmel. ), A. bacchus, Bp. I entered it in my 

 Formosan list on insufficient evidence. It has not occurred on that 

 island. 



594. Nyctiardea nycticorax (L.). 



Nycticorax griseus, Ibis, 1860, p. 358, 1861, pp. 53, 56, 344 

 1863, p. 423, 1866, p. 293, 1870, p. 365 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 320. ' 

 Nycticorax manillensis 1 , Ibis, 1860, p. 65. 

 Resident throughout China and Formosa. 



595. Goisachius melanolophus. 



Ardea melanolopha, Raffles, Linn. Trans, vol. xiii. part 2, p. 326. 

 Ardea yoisagi (Temm.), PI. Col. 582; Faun. Jap. pi. 75; Ibis 

 1865, p. 358, 1866, pp. 122, 403. 

 Nycticorax melanolophus, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 320. 



Formosa. Procured also from Japan, the Philippines, Sumatra, 

 Arracan, and Ceylon. 



596. Botaurus stellaris, L. ; Ibis, 1861, p. 410; P. Z. S 

 1863, p. 320. 



Throughout China. 



597. Ardetta flavicollis (Lath.); Ibis, 1862, p. 258. 1863 

 p. 422; P.Z.S. 1863, p. 320. 



Foochow and Hankow. 



598. Ardetta cinnamomea (Gmel.) ; Ibis, 1860, p. 65 1861 

 p. 53; 1862, p. 258, 1863, p. 422 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 320. 



Throughout China and Formosa in summer. 



