The Awhmans and Nicohars. — V. Ball. 87 



120— (926).— Herodias egrettoides, Temm. 



Andamans.—Ball, J. A. 8. B., XLI, Ft. II, 1872, p. 289. 



The only specimen as yet brought from the Andamans had 

 the following- dimensions : — Wing 11-2 ; bill at front 2-9 ; tarsus 

 4-4; middle claw 3-5. The bill is yellow, with a brown tip to 

 the upper mandible. / 



121— (927).— H. garzetta, Linn. 



Andamans — T. and B., Ibis, JS. S., Ill, 1867, p. 333. 



122— (928 bis).—K. concolor,* Blyth; H. Andaman- 

 ensis, Tytler, 



Andamans. — Blytli, Mouat's App., p 363 ; T. andB., Ibis, N. S., Ill 

 1867, p. 333 iBall, J. A. S. B., XLI, Ft. II, 1872, p. 289. 

 ■ Nicobars.—Blyth, J. A. 8. B., XV, 1846, _??. 332; Pelzeln, Reise der 

 Novara, Vo'gel, p. 122 ; Ball, J. A. 8. B., XXXIX, PL II, p. 34. 



" From D. asJia, Sykes, it is readily distinguished by its 

 shorter legs; the tarsi measuring but three inches instead of 

 three and three quarters; wing 11 inches or 11*5 in adults; 

 about an inch shorter in the young ; bill to forehead 3 '5 and 

 to gape 4*25 ; middle toe and claws 2f , the claws short and 

 much curved. Colour uniform dark-slaty throughout; some 

 specimens having a white line on the chin and throat. Adults 

 have narrow lengthened plumes on the back and breast^ similar 

 to those of Ardea cinerea; the occipital plumes are also somewhat 

 lengthened as in herons generally, but I have seen no defined 

 occipital crest, and doubt its ever possessing one. Beak mingled 

 dusky and dull yellowish, and the legs appear to have been 

 olive-green.^-' — Blyth. 



" Colonel Tytler (Ibis,N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 333,) proposed for 

 the Andaman bird a new name in consequence of ' the young 

 being black ah ovo, whereas those of the species for which it has 

 been mistaken are white ;' to which Mr. Blyth replied (Ibis, 

 N. S., IV, 133,) ' H. Andamanensis is decidedly identical with 

 H. concolor, of which I never saw a white example. It also in- 

 habits the Nieobars and Arakan.^ 



" I have carefully compared all the specimens available from 

 the three localities, and the only difference which I eau discern 

 is, that the Andaman birds are, on the whole, a little smaller, but 

 one of the Nicobar birds is about the same size as the largest 

 Andaman." 



* This is ^M^'M^ar is, Foster, while asha, Sykes, is gularis, '^ose. — Vide m^xa. 

 C, 0. I., Siud, No. 928.-ED. 



