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Birds of Celebes: Ardeidae. 
GENUS ARDEA L. 
Ihe typical Herons are of large size, particoloured (except one American 
species, which is white), furnished with a crest and jugular tuft of elongated 
feathers, the bill long, straight, terminally serrated; the toes large, about 
two-thirds the length of the tarsus. The proportions of the toes and tarsus 
serve to distinguish Ardea from Pho^x, the serrated bill from Notophoyx and 
Demiegretta, the same character and the coloured plumage from Herodias. 
347. ARDEA SUMATRANA Raffl. 
Great Slaty Heron. 
Ardea Raffl., Tr. L. 8. 1822, XHI, 325; (2) Gould, Hb. B. Austr. 1865, 
Sa Cat. Ucc. Borneo 1874 
m "^^4; (6) Bchw., J. f. 0. 1877, 267 
8^1 son’ K 2- 8 
/ 7 P n ! ’ V ® Salvad., Om. Pap. 1882, HI, 340 
(12) Oates, B. Brit. Burmah 1883, H, 244; (13) Sclat., P. Z. 8. 1883, 52, 200 
V T^'f’n’iQo' Meyer, Isis, Dresden 1884, 6, 56 
Nelirk. , J. f. 0. 1885, 35; r77;W.Blas., Z. ges. Orn. 1886, 201; ^iS; Illms 
H I ^1’ 1888. 203; (20) W. Bias., Omis 1888, 32o’ 
638, (21) Hartert, J. f. O. 1889, 379; (22) Everett, J. Str. Br. E. A. 8 1889 
Whitehd., Ibis 1890,’ 
I ’ coi ^^U Vorderm., N. T. Ned. Ind. 1890, XLIX, 417; (28) 8alvad., 0. R 
4?s’ Newton, Diet. B. pt. H, 
r « & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1895, 
Nr. 8, p. 18; (33) Sbarpe, Cat. B. 1898, XXVI, 68 
«. Ardea typhon (I) Temm., PI. Col. Nr. 475 (1829); (2) Scbl., Mus. P.-B., Ardeae, 1863, 3; 
T 1878, 278; (4) id., Zool. Gart. 1881, 167; (5) W. Bias. 
J. A Vorderm., N. T. Ned. Ind. 1885, XLIV 233 
b. Ardea rectirostris G) Gould, P. Z. S. 1843, 22; (II) id., B. Austr. 1848, VI, pi. 54. 
mIiTa r"T«-rof'’ 110; rs/sosenb., 
Malay. Archip. 1878, 235, 241. . > i / , 
d. Typhon robnsta et •nmatrana et rootirootrU (1) Bp., Consp. 1855 n tlo 
0. » Loptgiln. ^jav^icn. (I) Sharpe, Ibie 1879, 272 (eggs); (2) Ham,; Str. P. 1880, 
“Swekko sapie”, Minahassa, Nat. Coll. 
“Pemmaro”, Siao, iid. 
For further synonymy and references cf. Salvador! 11 
Kgures Md a.«,ripH.aa Temminefc « /; Gould i/J.'p; Sohlogel » P; Hume 7; Salvad. 
11, Oates 75; Vorderman a 6] Sharpe 33. 
Adult. Above dark slate-grey, with brown or violet reflections according to the light on the 
back; neck browner; the feathers of the head above, lower neck and some of the 
scjipulars much lengthened and pointed, whitish ashy; remiges and tail-feathers 
s a y, wing-coverts (especially the lesser series) browner; carpo-metacarpal edge 
wiite, sides of head and of upper neck greyish brmvn; chin and upper throat 
