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ARDEID^. 



short for the size of tlie bird. This is a solitary bird, 

 and frequents the sides of rivers. 



GENUS CCCXXVI.— ARDEA Auctorum. HERON. 

 Generic character: vide Steph. v. xi. p.54\. 



Ar. Agami. Steph. v. xi. p. 554. pi. 42.— Ardea fusca. Steph. 



V. xl p. 559. ; young? 

 Ar. Coromandeliensis. Steph. v. xi. p, 577.— Ardea russata. 



Temm ? 



Ar. jugiilaris. Foster? --Ky. cserulea (young .J^) Steph. v. xi. 

 p.bSl. 



Ar. chalybea. Steph. v. xi. p. 582.— Ardea cyanopus. Steph. 



V. xi. p. 583.3 young. 

 Ar, sibilatrix. 



Ardea sibilatrix. Temm. PL Col 271 .— Curahi-remimbi. 

 D'Azara, v. Hp. 356.— Inhabits Paraguay. 



GENUS CCCXXVII— BOTAURUS, Brisson. BITTERN. 

 Generic character: vide Steph. v. xi. p. 592. 

 Bo. Philippensis. 



Ardea Philippensis. Steph. v. xi. p. 586.--Botaurus undulatus. 



Steph. v.xi.p.D99.; young. 

 Bo. tigrinus. Steph. v. xi. p. 600.; young.— Bo. lineatus. 



Steph. V. XI. p. 601.; old. 

 Bo. Brasiliensis. Brissoti. —Bo. flavus. Steph. v. xi. p. 603.— 



Bo. Brasiliensis. Steph. v. xi. p. 602.; young. 

 Bo. virescens. Steph. ^). xi.^. 605.— Ardea Ludoviciana. Steph. 



V. xi. p. 578. 

 Bo. fasciatus. 



Bo. hrunnescenti-nigerferrugineo-fasciatusi capitis vertice,cauddf 

 remigibusque nigris, his apice aJbis ; gula linedque pectorah 

 alhis; hacferrugineo varlegata; abdomine rufo. 



Brownish-black Bittern banded with ferruginous; with the top 

 of the head, the tail, and quills black, the latter white at the 



