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head ; on the crown of the head directly between the eyes is a patcli 

 of deep rich brown ; the rest of the head is light brown to the 

 occiput, where this colour is bounded by a light rufous band ; to 

 this succeeds a broad baud of white, which passes round the neck, 

 and which again is separated from the colour of the back by a 

 blackish brown baud, which nearly meets in front of the throat. 

 Below, white. 

 Length, nearly 7 inches. 



,, of bill, from gape, 8 lines. 



,, ,, front, 7 lines. 



„ of wings, 3 inches 10 lines. 



,, of tail, 1 inch 8 lines. 



,, of thigh, 1 inch 7 lines. 



,, of tarsus, I inch 1 line. 



,, of middle toe, 9 lines. 



,, of outer toe, 7 lines. 



,, of inner toe, 5^ lines. 



This species frequents the sea-shore, and, in habits, resembles 

 the common ring plover. 



Fam. Ardeidae. 

 Sub-fam. Ardeinae. 

 Gen, Ardea. 



Ardea jugularis (Wag.). 

 Herodias matook (Vieill.). 

 Kanaui (Malay name). 



General colour, above and below, brownish gray, with the long 

 feathers of the crest, neck, and back, clear blue gray ; the outer and 

 exposed parts of the feathers of the wings and tail are also blue 

 gray, but of a less bright tint ; a streak of white extends from the 

 chin for the whole length of the head to the upper part of the 

 throat where it terminates, and the rest of the neck is of the ge- 

 neral colour of the plumage. 

 Length, about 2 feet 5 inches. 



of bill, from gape, 4 inches 1 line. 

 ,, front, 85 inches. 



of wings, 11 inches. 



of tail, 3 inches 10 lines. 



of thigh, about 5 inches. 



of tarsus, 3 inches. 



of middle toe, 2 inches 7 lines. 



of outer toe, 2 inches 4 lines. 



of inner toe, 2 inches 1 line. 



of hallux, 1 inch 7 lines. 



Very common on the sea-shore, and fi'cqucntly flying and 



