814 Birds of Celebes: Ardeidae. 



GENUS ARDEA L. 



The typical Herons are of large size, particoloured (except one American 

 species, which is white), furnished with a crest and jugular tuft of elongated 

 feathers, the bill long, straight, terminally serrated; the toes' large, about 

 two-thirds the length of the tarsus. The proportions of the toes and tarsus 

 serve to distinguish Ardea from Phoyx, the serrated bill from Notophoyx and 

 Demiegretta, the same character and the coloured plumage from Herodias. 



-^ 347. ARDEA SUMATRANA Raffl. 

 Great Slaty Heron. 



Ardea sumatrana (1) Raffl., Tr. L. S. 1822, XTTT, 325; (2) Gould, Hb. B. Austr. 1865, 

 n, 296; (3) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, VIH, 98; ^^JSalvad., Cat. Ucc. Borneo 187-1, 

 344; (5) Brligg., AbL Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 464; (6) Rchw., J. f. 0. 1877, 267; 

 (7) Hume, Str. F. 1878, VI, 469; (S) id., 1879, YUL, 158; (9) Sbarpe, P. Z. S. 

 1881, 800; (10) KelL, Ibis 1882, 192; (11) Salvad., Om. Pap. 1882, m, 340; 

 (12) Gates, B. Brit. Burmah 1883, EL, 244; (13) Sclat, P. Z. S. 1883, 52, 200; 

 (14) H. 0. Forbes, ib. 1884, 434; (15) Meyer, Isis, Dresden 1884, 6, 56; 

 (16) Nehrk., J. f. O. 1885, 35; (17) W. Bias., Z. ges. Om. 1886, 201; (18) Rams., 

 Tab. List 1S88, 21; (19) Sharpe, Ibis 1888, 203; (20)W.E\d.s., Ornis 1888, 320, 

 638; (21) Hartert, J. f. O. 1889, 379; (22) Everett, J. Str. Br. R. A. S. 1889, 

 188; (23) North, Nests & Eggs B. Austr. 1889, 317; (24) Whitehd., Ibis 1890, 

 60; (25) Sbarpe, t. c. 146, 285; (26) Hagen, T. Ned. Aard. Genoots. 1890, (2) 

 Vn, 166; (27) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. Ind. 1890, XLIX, 417; (28) Salvad., O. P. 

 Agg. 1891, 205; (29) Meyer, J. f. O. 1892, 264; (30) Newton, Diet. B. pt. 11, 

 1893, 418; (31) Hose, Ibis 1893, 420; (32) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1895, 

 Nr. 8, p. 18; (33) Sharpe, Cat. B. 1898, XXVI, 68. 



a. Ardea typhon (I) Temm., PL Col. Nr. 475 (1829); (2) Schl., Mus. P.-B., Ardeae, 1863, 3; 

 (3) Rosenb., Malay. Arcbip. 1878, 278; (4) id., Zool. Gart. 1881, 167; (5) W. Bias., 

 J. f. 0. 1883, 126; (6) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. Ind. 1885, XLIV, 233. 



h. Ardea rectirostris (1) Gould, P. Z. S. 1843, 22; (II) id., B. Austr. 1848, VI, pi. 54. 



c. Ardea goliath "Temm. ex ins. Celebes"; (1) Bp., Consp. 1855, H, 110; (2) Rosenb., 



Malay. Ai-cbip. 1878, 235, 241. 



d. Typhon robusta et sumatrana et rectirostris (1) Bp., Consp. 1855, 11, 110. 



e. ? Leptoptilus javanicus (1) Sbarpe, Ibis 1879, 272 (eggs); (2) Hume, Str. F. 1880, 



IX. 235. 



"Swekko sapie", Minabassa, Nat. Coll. 



"Pemmaro", Siao, iid. 



For further synonymy and references cf. Salvadori 11. 



Figures and descriptions. Temminck a /; Gould 6 77, 2; Schlegel a 5; Hume 7; Salvad. 

 11; Gates 12\ Vorderman a 6\ Sbarpe 33. 



Adult. Above dark slate-grey, with brown or violet reflections according to the bgbt on tbe 

 back; neck browner; the feathers of the bead above, lower neck and some of tbe 

 scapulars much lengthened and pointed, wliitisb ashy; remiges and tail-feathers 

 slaty, wing-coverts (especially the lesser series) browner; carpo-metacarpal edge 

 white; sides of head and of upper neck greyish brown; chin and upper throat 



