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SQUACCO HERON. 



Crested Heron, with the forehead and crown yellow, marked 

 with longitudinal black spots 3 the body above rufous j be- 

 neath, and with the throat, rump, and tail, white. 



Ardea ralloides. Scop. An, 121. 



Ardea comata. Gmel, Syst, Nat. 1. 632. — Lath. Ind, Orn. 2. 



687. Sg.—Linn. Trans. 3. 335. 

 Ardea squaiotta. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 634. — Lath, Ind, Orn. 2. 



686. 36. 



Ardea castanea. Gmel, Syst, Nat. 1. 633. — Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 



687. 40. 



Ardea Marsiglii. Gmel. Syst, Nat. 1. 637. young. — Lath. Ind, 



Orn. 2. 681. 20. young. 

 Ardea pumila. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 644. young. — Lath, Ind, 



Orn. 2. 683. 28. young. 

 Ardea erythropus. Gmel, Syst, Nat. 1. 634. young. — Lath, Ind, 



Orn. 2. 686. 38. young. 

 Cancrofagus luteus. Briss. Orn. 5. 4^2. 37* 

 Cancrofagus. Briss. Orn. 5. 466. 33. 

 Botaurus minor. Briss. Orn. 5, 452. 26. young. 

 Cancrofagus rufus. Briss, Orn. 5. 46g, 35. young. 

 Squacco. Baii. Syn. 99. 8. — Buff. Ois. 7. 39I. 

 Squaiotta. Rail. Syn. gg. g. 



Ardea ha^matopus, seu Cirris. Rail, Syn. gg. 7. young. 

 Crabier de Mahon. Buff. Ois. 7. SgS.—BuJl PI, Enl, 348. 

 Le Crabier Caiot. Buff. Ois 7. 389. 

 Le petit Butor. Buff. Ois, 7. 425. young. 

 Le Crabier marron. Buff. Ois. 7. 390. young. 

 Squaiotta Heron, Lath. Gen. Syn. 5. 72. 36. 

 Castaneous Heron. Lath. Gen, Syn. 5, 75, 40, 

 Swabian Bittern. Lath. Gen. Syn, 5. 60. 20. young. 

 Dwarf Heron. Lath. Gen. Syn. 5. 77- 42. young. 

 Red-legged Heron. Lath, Gen. Syn, 5. 73, 38. young. 

 Squacco Heron. Lath. Gen, Syn, 5. 74. 39. — Lath. Syn. Sup, 

 II. 302. 9. — Mont. Orn, Diet. Sup, 



Like many other Herons, this species has been 

 unnecessarily multiplied, no less than six of La- 

 tham's species being referrible to this one : it is to 



