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Birds of Celebes: Ardeidae. 
A. sumatrana was separated generically, as Typhon, by Reichenbach, but 
there is no prominent peculiarity, so far as we can see, by which it may be 
separated from the Common Heron, A. cinerea, the type of Ardea, to the young 
of which it bears much resemblance in coloration. Its tarsus is covered with 
hexagonal and pentagonal scales of irregular shape, and its middle toe is about 
three-quarters the length of the tarsus, wherein, amongst other points, it differs 
from the Purple Heron, Phoyx. 
GENUS NOTOPHOYX Sharpe. 
Herons of small-medium size, distinguishable from Ardea by the slender, 
unserrated bill, from Herodias by their coloured plumage, the absence of decom- 
posed dorsal plumes, from Demieyretta by their crest, relatively longer tarsus, 
longer bare part of tibia (V3 the length of the tarsus), and longer tail. The 
tarsus is transversely scaled anteriorly on the upper two-thirds, reticulated with 
small scales behind. 
348. NOTOPHOYX PICATA (J.Gd.). 
Pied EgTet. 
a. Ardea (Herodias) pieata (1) Glcl., P. Z. S. 1845, 62. 
b. Herodias pieata (I) Gld., B. Austr. 1848, VI, pi. 62; (2) id., Hb. B. Austr. 1865, H, 306- 
(3) Rams., Tab. List 1888, 21. ’ 
c. Ardea pieata (1) Gray, Gen. B. App. 1849, 25; (2) Rchw., J. f. O. 1877, 262 277; 
(3) Rosenb., Malay. Arcbip. 1878, 278; (4) id., Zool. Garten 1881, 167; (5) Salvad.' 
Oni. Pap. 1882, HI, 343; (6) W. Bias., J. f. O. 1883, 126; (7) Buttik., Notes 
Leyden Mus. 1886, 67; (8) Salvad., Orn. Pap. Agg. 1891, 205; (9) Biittik., Zool 
Erg. Weber’s Reise 1893, HI, 283. 
d. Ardea aruensis (1) Gray, P. Z. S. 1858, 188, 197; (2) Salvad., Orn. Pap. 1882, HI, 344- 
e. Ardea lansbergi (1) Scbl., Notes Leyden Mus. 1879, 113; (2) Rchw. & Scbal J f o' 
1879, 421; (3) W. Bias., ib. 1883, 124. •, • • • 
Notophoyx pieata (1) Sharpe, Cat. B. 1898, XXVI, 112. 
f. Hotophoyx aruensis (1) Sharpe, Cat. B. 1898, XXVI, 113. 
For synonymy and further referenees cf. Salvador! c 5, d 2- Buttikofer c7 c 9 
Figure and deseriptions. Gould b I, b 2; Salvador! c 5; Schlegel el \ 2 [= iuv)- 
Sharpe 1, f 1. » , ^ j ■/, 
Adult. “Upper part of the head, occiput, occipital plumes, the whole of the 
plumage of the body , wings and tail bluish slaty black; chin, neck, chest and 
some of the lanceolate feathers dependent therefrom, white; some few of the 
lanceolate feathers on the neck and breast have one web white and the other web 
bluish slaty black , the remainder of tliese lanceolate feathers are the same colour as 
tlie body; irides yeUow; bill, legs and feet greenish yellow; total length 430 mm; 
wing 254; bill 82.5; tail 89; tarsus 82.5” (Gould b 2). 
Young. Bi owner, scarcely any ornamental plumes, head dusky; under surface streaked with 
white (Sharpe 1). 
Immature plumage. The immature (?)bird has the under parts white, the head and lower 
throat more ashy, the jugular feathers less lengthened. 
