812 
Birds of Celebes; Ardeidae. 
pi. I; (3) M. & Wg., AWi. Mus. Dresd. 1896, Nr. 1, p. 15; (4) Hart., Nov. Zool 
1896, 164. 
“Tomeo”, Gorontalo Distr., Eosenb. 18, Joest 24. 
“Swekko burik besar”, Malay in the Minahassa, Nat. Coll. 
“Pokok werreng sela”, Minahassa, iid. 
“Kondor karro”, South Celebes, Platen 27. 
For further references cf. Sharpe 11. 
Figures and descriptions, Sharpe //; Meyer b XX (skeleton); Legge b 21-, Oates b 25-, 
Vorderman b 28", etc. 
Adult male. Head above slaty black, two feathers on the occiput lengthened to c. 140 mm; 
chin and upper throat wliite; neck and sides of head rufous chestnut, tliree 
slaty black stripes, whereof two extendhig from gape, over ear-coverts, down the neck 
on either side, the thu'd from nape half-way down the hind neck, the last becoming 
cinereous and spreading out on lower hind neck into lengthened filamentous feathering; 
upper-parts slate-grey, browner on the wing-coverts, the lower scapulars much 
lengthened and shreddy, chiereous, the longest cinnamon-rufous; gorget of lengthened, 
pointed feathers rufous, blackish, and white, the longest white; hreast, abdomen 
and under tail-coverts dark slate, strongly inclining to maroon-purple on breast 
and sides thereof, rufous and wliitish towards base of under tail-coverts; sides, 
flanks and axillaries dark cinereous; thighs, under wing-coverts and carpal 
and metacarpal edge cinnamon-rufous or rufous chestnut; remiges below slate- 
grey , the three or four outermost with a shallow notch on the inner web ((^ ad. Lake 
Posso, Central Celebes, 14. Peb. 1895: P. & F. Sarasin). 
“L’is yellow; bill above brown-black, below yellow [including much of upper 
bill]; feet black-brown” (Platen h 27). 
Adult female. Very simhar to the male; the two long occipital feathers are absent or nearly 
absent (Q ad. Kema, 21. Aug. 1892: P. & P. Sarasin). 
Young. Very different from the adult: head above blackish; sides of head, occiput, 
upper neck and wing-coverts cinnamon; lower neck and upper-parts brown 
\rith cinnamon tips and edgings; wings and tail brownish slaty; chin and upper 
throat white; fore neck pale cinnamon, streaked with dark brown; breast and 
abdomen pale cinnamon, the breast with dusky edgings; sides of body dark grey; 
metacarpal edge rufous (juv. Tondano Distr., Aug.— Sept. 1892: Nat. Coll. — 
C 10965). 
ments. 
Wing 
TaU 
Tarsus 
Middle 
toe 
with claw 
Exp. 
Oul- 
men 
a. (Sar. Coll.) (f ad., Lake Posso, 14. H. 95 . . 
380 
146 
140 
138 
136 
b. (Sar. Coll.) c? ad.. Lake Posso, 13. H. 95 . 
362 
134 
135 
124 
c. (Sar. Coll.) Q ad., Kema, 21. VHI. 92. . . . 
372 
142 
133 
132 
140 
d. (Sar. Coll.) [cf] ad., Kema, 16. VHT 92 . . . 
356 
130 
129 
125 
123 
e. (C 10949) ad., near Manado, VHI. — IX. 92 (N. C.) 
378 
137 
134 
134 
124 
f. (0 10964) ad., Tondano Distr., VTTT — IX. 92 (N. C.) 
382 
135 
125 
127 
124 
ff. (C 5267) ad., Limbotto, Jan. 76 (v. Mussch.) 
344 
_ 
_ 
128 
h. (C 10965) juv., Tond. District, V 1 IT — IX. 92 (N.C.) 
360 
128 
123 
130 
118 
Eggs. 3; ovate to oval; glossless, somewhat rough and porous; whitish blue mth a tmge of 
green, size 52 55 X 40 — 42 mm (Mapane, Gulf of Tomini, 28. Feb. 1895 • 
P. & F. Sarasin). 
Nest. Eesembles [in construction] a Common Heron’s nest (Mapane — P. & F. Sarasin). 
