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{Zelebor, Davison)\ Ins. Laccadivis {Humé)'^ Malacca {Hume); Sumatra (Baffles, 

 Hume, Buxton) ; Bawean (Diard) ; Bangka {van den Bossche); Borneo {Croocke- 

 wit, Mottley, Sohwaner, Doria et Beccari) ; Labuan {Mottley et Dillwyn) : 

 Java {Horsfield); Timor {S. Miiller, Wallace); Flores {Wallace); Celebes 

 {Forsten, Meyer, Beccari), in Moluccis — Morotai {Bernstein); Halmahera 

 {Wallace, Ba-nstein); Ternate {von Rosenberg); Tidore {Bernstein); Buru 

 ( Wallace) ; Amboina {S. Miiller, Challenger) ; Ceram {Moens) ; in Papuasia — 

 Nova Guinea (Wallace); Dorei (Bruijn), ad Flumen Katau (D'Alhertis) , 

 prope sinum Hall (Chevert) , prope Portum Moresby (Goldie), ad Flumen 

 Laloki (Goldie); Jobi (Bruijn); Ins. Aru (von Rosenberg , Beccari); Ins. 

 Yule (James) ; Ins. Salomonis (Cockerell) ; — Ins. Freti Torresii (Macgilli- 

 way); Nova Hollandia (Cro^iZfZ ('), Ramsay); Nova Caledonia (Novara); Ins. 

 Fiji (Graffe) ; Ins. Societatis (Peale) (-) .... Specim. 10. 



62. Ardetta sinensis (Gm.), Syst. Nat. I, p. 642, n. 68 (1788). 



Hab. in India (Blyth, Jerdon, Hume); Ceylon (Blyth, Legge); Ins. An- 

 daman (Hume) ; Ins. Nicobar (Hume); Tenasserim (Davison); Sina (Latham, 

 Swinhoe) ; Formosa (Stvinhoe) ; Japonia (Blackiston et Fryer) ; Ins. Philip- 

 pinis (Mus. Lugd.); Malacca (Hume); Sumatra (Davison); Borneo (Schwaner, 

 Everett); Java (Horsfield); Flores (Wallace); Celebes (Meyer, von Rosen- 

 berg) ; in Moluccis — Ternate (von Rosenberg) ; Amboina (Beccari) ; in 

 Papuasia — Nova Britannia (Finsch) ; — Ins. Mariannis (Quoy et Gaimard); 

 Ins. Carolinis (Kuhary , Peters); Ins. Pelew (Kubary) . Specim. 1. 



63. Ardeiralla flavicollis (Lath.), Ind. Orn. II, p. 701, n. 87 

 (1790). 



Hab. in India (Latham , Jerdon , Hume); Ceylon (Holdsworth, Legge) ; 

 Tenasserim (Davison); Malacca (Blyth); Sina (Swinhoe, David); Ins. Phi- 

 lippinis (Blartens); Borneo (S. Miiller); Sumatra (Raffles); Java (Hors- 

 field); Timor (S. Miiller); Celebes (von Rosenberg); in Moluccis — Hal- 

 mabera (Bruijn); Batcian (Wallace); Buru (Wallace); Amboina (Beccari); 

 Ceram (Wallace) ; in Papuasia — Ins. Kei (von Rosenberg, Beccari) ; Ins. 

 Aru (von Rosenberg); Nova Gruinea, Sorong (D'Albertis), ad flumen Fly 

 (D' Albertis) , Bioto (D'Albertis), prope Portum Moresby (Goldie, Stone); 

 Ins. Ducis York (Brown, Hiibner) ; — Nova Hollandia (Gould, Ramsay). 



Specim. 8. 



64. Ardeiralla melaena (Salvad.), Atti R. Ac. Sc. Tor. XIII, 

 p. 1186 (1878). 



tO Ardetta stagnatilis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1847, p. 221 (Specim. minora). 



Ardetta niacroriiT/ncha, Gould, P. Z. S. 1848, p. 39 (Specim. majora). 

 {*) Ardea patrvelis, Peale, Un. St. Expl. Exp. p. 216. t. fil, f. 1 (1848). 



