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Kentish Plover, but resembles it in winter garb, except tbat 

 this has no ventral white, indications of a perfect breast-band, 

 and lighter brown remiges and rectrices. 



117. Hcematopus ostralegits, L. 

 Rare winter- visitant. 



118. Ardea cinerea, (L.) 



Often seen here ; but builds large heronries at Fowchow. 



119. Herodias egretta, (L.) ? H modesta, (Gray). 



A large white Heron, seen occasionally ; not identified. 



120. Herodias garzetta, (L.) 



The common resident species ; building in company on large 

 banyan trees. 



121. Herodias eulophota, n. sp. 



This differs from H gazetta strikingly in having a yellow bill, 

 full-crested occiput, round instead of square tail and shorter 

 legs. It is moreover rare and solitary in habits while with us 

 during summer. It bears considerable affinity to H. candi- 

 dissima, Wagler, of N. American Ornithology. Bill fine yellow, 

 becoming flesh-coloured and purplish on the lores and round the 

 eye. Irides pearl white. Long loose feathers spring from the 

 occiput forming a full crest, the highest ones being longest 

 and measuring 4-| each, the length diminishing gradually in 

 the lower ones. Long loose feathers also spring from the 

 lower neck, and from the back where they become decom- 

 posed into hair like silky webs curling upwards at then* ends. 

 The whole plumage is of a snowy white. Legs and toes yel- 

 lowish or red-green, yellower on the soles and joints ; the upper 

 surface of the lower portion of the tarsus is blackened, as also 

 are some of the toe-joints but irregularly ; claws blackish- 

 brown. 



Average length 25 inches ; wing 9 t 8 q ; tail 3i. Bill 2 t 9 q, edge 

 of lower mandible 3 T 6 ^. Naked part of tibia 1 T 6 ^ ; tarsus 3 t 3 q ; 

 mid-toe 1\, outer-toe 2— ; inner 2^ ; hind-toe \\. 



122. Buphus coromandas, (Boddaert) ; russata, Temniinck ; caboga, 



Pen. 

 A numerous summer resident. 



123. Ardeola prasinoscelis, n. sp. [The Ibis, II, 61.] 



I have long had suspicions as to the identity of our bird with either 



