AN AUSTBALIAN BIRD BOOK. 
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1 121. Lesser Egret (Little, Spotless), Garzetta nigripes, 
2 Malay to N.G., A. Nom. r. swamps 22 
White; 2 long plumes from nape; feet, legs totally black; 
bill black; f., sim. Frogs, insects. 
1 122 Reef Heron (White, Blue, Sacred) , Deiniegrett a sacra, 
1 Jap., Ind. to A., T., N.Z. Stat. r. coast 23 
Dark slaty-gray; bill yellowish-green; some birds are 
white; f., sim. Crabs, shellfish. 
1 123* Nankeen Night Heron, Nankeen Crane (e), Nycti- 
8 corax caledonicus, Cel., N.G., A., T., N.Z. =vt. Eur. 
Night Heron. Progs, insects, yabbies. Mig. c. swamps 19 
Nocturnal; crown, nape black; long white plumes from 
nape; upper rich chestnut; abdomen white; neck, chest 
reddish-chestnut; f., sim.; young mottled brown, buff. 
2 124 Minute Bittern, Kaoriki, Ardetta pusilla, A., N.Z., 
10 =::vt. Eur. Little Bittern. Stat. v.r. swamps 10 
Crown, back, tail greenish-black; under pale-buff; hind- 
neck, shoulder deep-chestnut; bill, feet yellow; dark 
line from chin to lower breast; f., smaller; upper brown 
streaked chestnut; tail black; under white streaked 
brown. Water-animals. 
1 125* Australian Bittern (Black-backed), Boomer, Bull- 
5 Bird. Matuku-Lurepo, Botaurus poeciloptilus, A. 
T., N. Cal., N.Z. =vt. Eur. Bittern. Stat. r. reeds 24 
Head, hind-neck, back dark-brown; wings brown marked 
buff; throat, under creamy-buff streaked dark-brown; 
bill yellow; f., smaller. Fish, frogs, yabbies, insects. 
F. 56. Paiamedeidae, Screamers, Unicorn-Bird, 3 sp. Nl. 
F. 57. Phoenicopteridae, Flamingoes, 6 sp. — 2(0)0., 1(0)P., 
2(0)E., l(0)Nc., 4(3)N1. 
