ARDEA (ARDEOLA) GUTTURALIS.— Smith. 
Aves. — PLATE XCI. (Male.) 
supra nigro-purpurea viride-kevigata ; gd& guttureque rufo-albis late nigro-brunneo-lmeat.s ; pectore 
regioncque ante alas subochreis, nigro-brunneo-virgatis; ventre brunneo-flavo mgro-bmnneo- 
virgato ; rostro subviride-fusco umbrato ; tarsis antice flavo-virescentibus, posticfe ochreis ; oculis 
brunneo-aurantiis. 
Cancropiiagus gtitturalis, Smith , Rep. of Exped. App. page 57. 
Colour.— The upper and lateral parts of the head, neck, and body, also 
the wings and tail pale blackish purple, and all, except the quill feathers, 
distinctly glossed with green; the primary and secondary quill coverts narrowly 
tipped with white. Chin and throat dirty white, and variegated with large 
blackish-brown stripes so arranged as to form three more or less distinct 
longitudinal lines; the breast and sides of neck immediately in front of 
shoulders sienna-yellow, blotched with brownish black stripes; belly yellowish 
brown, variegated with lengthened longitudinal blackish brown stripes ; 
flanks the same colour as the back. Eyes brownish orange. Base of upper 
mandible and most of lower mandible oil-green ; the remaining parts dull 
umber-brown. Tarsi anteriorly oil-green, posteriorly ochre-yellow ; toes 
ochre-yellow, tinged with oil-green. 
Form &c.- — Figure rather slender. Feathers of neck rather long, wiry, 
and decomposed; sides of head in front of eyes bare; bill rather compressed, 
conical, and pointed. Wings inclined to pointed, and when folded reach 
nearly to the tip of the tail ; the tertiary quill feathers nearly as long as the 
imaries, the q rs t and second primary quill feathers equal and longest, the 
third rather shorter. Tail short, and slightly rounded. Tarsi rather short, 
anteriorly scutellated, posteriorly coated with several series of small scales ; 
toes long, and moderately strong ; claws rather strong, slightly curved, and 
