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better the characteristics of a genus than the names by which those who first 

 pointed out these peculiarities have sought to secure their recognition; however, 

 the facts are more important than the names. The invention of new generic 

 names is a misfortune to the general ornithologist; he has no idea what the 

 user of them is writing about; if he is modest, he is impressed with the learning 

 of the latter, who holds the field to himself, but that does not help on ornitho- 

 logy much. On the other hand subgeneric titles are often of use and very handy 

 in discussing the characters of a small group within itself, and a specialist on 

 the Little Bitterns will welcome Dr. Stejnegers subgeneric name, Nannocnus; 

 as well as his useful work. 



^364. ARDETTA OINNAMOMEA (Gm.). 



Little Cinnamon Bittern. 



a. Cinnamon Heron (1) Lath.. Geu. Syn. 1783, m, 1, 77. 



b. Ardea cinnamomea (1) Gm., S. N. 1788, I, 643; (2) Raffl., Tr. L. S. 1822, Xni, 326; 



(3) Wagl., S. A., Gen. Ardea 1827, sp. 39; (IV) Gray & Hardwicke, 111. Ind. 

 Zool. 1832, pi. 66, fig. 1 (juv.); (5) Schl., Mus. P.-B., Ardeae, 1863, 40; (6) Mart., 

 J. f. 0. 1866, 28; (7) Brugg., Abh. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 97; (8J Rosenb., Malay. 

 Archip. 1878, 278; (9) id., Zool. Garten 1881, 167; (10) W. Bias., J. f. 0. 1883, 

 140, 160; (11) Vorderman, N. T. Ned. Ind. 1883, XLII, 93. 



c. Ardea nebulosa (1) Horsf., Tr. L. S. 1821, XTTT , 190 (imm.). 



Ardetta cinnamomea (1) Gray, List B. Br. Mus., Grallae 1844, 83; (2) Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. 



A. S. B. 1849, 282; (3) Jerd., B. India 1864, HI, 755; (4) Salvad., Ucc. Borneo 

 1874, 354; (5) Hume, Str. F. 1874, 11, 311; (G) David & Oust., Ois. Chine 1877, 

 447; (7) Tweedd., P. Z. S. 1877, 703; (8) id., ib. 1878, 345; fSj Hume & Davis., 

 Str. F. 1878, VI, 483; (10) Hume, ib. 1879, VHI, 71; (11) Kelham, Ibis 1882, 

 195; (12) Kutter, J. f. O. 1882, 177; (13) A. Miill., t. c. 436; (14) Gates, B. Br. 

 Bui-mah 1883, H, 256, (15) W. Bias., J. f. 0. 1884, 216, 219; (16) id., Z. ges. 

 Orn. 1885, 323; (17) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1886, (2) IV, 615; (18) Buttik., 

 Notes Leyden Mus. 1886, IX, 81; (19) Everett, J. Str. Br. R. A. S. 1889, 19(1; 

 (20) Gates ed. Hume's Nests and Eggs 1890, IH, 252; (21) Steere, List Coll. 

 B.&M. Philipp. 1890, 27; (22) Sb. & Whitehd., Ibis 1890, 147; (23) Styan, Ibis 

 1891, 327, 493; (24) Hartert, J. f. O. 1S91, 302; (25) id., Omis 1891, 123; (26) 

 Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1891, (2) XH, 77; (27) De La Toucbe, Ibis 1892, 

 489; (28) Biittik., Zool. Erg. Weber's Reise 1893, LH, 284; (29) Sbarpe, Ibis 

 1894, 426; (30) Grant, t. c. 522; (31) id., Ibis 1895, 266; (32) Bns. & Worces., 



B. & M. Menage Exped. 1894, 32; (33) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1895, Nr. 8, 

 p. 19; (34) iid., ib. 1896, Nr. 1, p. 15; (35) Grant, Ibis 1896, 127; (36) Hartert, 

 Nov. ZooL 1896, 161, 598; (37) Sbarpe, Cat. B. 1898, XXVI, 236. 



d. Ardeola cinnamomea (1) Bp., Oonsp. 1855, H, 132; (2) Meyer, Isis 1884, 57. 



e. Ardea (Ardeola) cinnamomea (I) Schrenck, Reise Amurl. 1858, I, 447 partim, t. XIV. 

 /. Botaorns cinnamomeus (1) Rchnw., J. f. 0. 1877, 245. 



g. Ardeiralla cinnamomea (1) Legge, B. Ceylon 1880, 1162. 

 "Dowaja" [Gorontalo], v. Rosenberg b 8. 

 "Swekko kuning ketjil", Malay, Minabassa, Nat. Coll. 

 "Pokok riri oki", Minabassa, iid. 



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