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Affınis T. melanonotae, sed rostro erassiore magisque curvato, 
superciliis magis rufescentibus, et colore subtus omnino (praesertim 
in mento, gula et pectore) intensiore distinguenda. Le. al. 3,2; 
tars. 0,85. Hab.: New Britain. 
Fam. ARDEIDAE. 
165. Ardea Wardi,. 
R. Ridgway, Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club Vol. 7 No. 1 1882 p. 5. 
Colored phase exactly like A. Würdemanni (=dark phase of 
A. oceidentalis?), but with the head colored as in A. herodias. 
Differing from herodias in much larger size (culmen 6,50—7 inches, 
tarsus 8,50—9 inches), lighter general coloration, and (in dried 
skin) light brown instead of black legs. Dichromatie; the white 
phase being indistinguishable from that of A. occidentalis?. 
Hab.: Florida. 
166. Zonerodius n. g. 
T. Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. St. Nat. Genova Vol. 18 1882 
p. 336 Note. 
Novum genus Zonerodius characteres Americani generis Tigri- 
somatis praebet, sed acrotarsis transversim elypeatis, non squamulis 
exagonis obsitis, et gula omnino plumosa differt; a genere Dotauro 
unguibus breviusculis, valde arcuatis, rostro validiore, culmine fere 
recto diversum. 
Typus: Ardea heliosylos Less. 
Fam. CARPOPHAGIDAE. 
167. Carpophaga Finschti, 
E. P. Ramsay, Journ. Linn. Soc. London. Zoology. Vol. 16 
No. 90 Jan. 1882 p. 129. 
Margin of the forehead, the sides of the head and neck, inclu- 
ding the ear-coverts, chin, and throat of a delicate greyish vina- 
ceous tint; a narrow ring of white round the eye; the upper part 
of the head light ashy grey; the nape and hind neck dark grey; 
back and remainder of the upper surface of the body and wings 
dark golden green with coppery-red reflexions in certain lights; 
. quills black, the primaries margined with bluish metallic green on 
the outer webs, the primary-coverts tipped with golden green. 
. The under surface, from the chest downwards, of a rich cinnamon- 
chestnut, becoming darker on the under tail-coverts; the tail-fea- 
- thers of a rich steel-blue banded broadly with a band of ash-colour, 
the tips of the feathers being dark golden green. Bill black; cere 
reddish (dry skin); feet reddish purple; irides red. The size is 
about equal to that of C. zo& and CO. rufigaster Q. G. 
Hab.: Salomon Islands. 
168. Carpophaga nuchalis. 
J. Cabanis, Journ. Ornith. 30. Jahre. 1882 p. 126. 
Durch beschränkteren und bedeutend dunkleren Nackenfleck 
sowie sehr wenig rosa angeflogenen grauen Kopf und Hals von 
der C©, paulina der Sula-Inseln unterschieden. 
Hab.: Luzon. 
