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Birds of Celebes: Ardeidae. 
e. Ardea novae guineae (1) Gm., S. K 1788, I, 644; (2) S. MUIL, Eeizen Ind. Archip. 
1858, n, 12. ’ 
/. Ardea jugulans [Porst. Icon, ined.] ; (1) Wagl., Syst. Av., gen. Ardea 1827, sp. 18; (2) 
Forst., Descr. An. 1844, 172; (3) Schl., Mus. P.-B., Ai-deae, 1863, 25; (4) Rchw., 
J. f. O. .1877, 261; (5) Rosenb., Zool. Garten 1881, 167; 2(6) Seeb., B. Japan 
1890, 220; (7) Steere, List Coll. B. & M. Phibpp. 1890, 26. 
g. Ardea aequinoctialis (1) Porst. (nec L.), Descr. An. 1844, 156, 173. 
h. Herodias greyi (1) Gray, List Grallae Br. Mus. 1844, 80; (U) Gould, B. Austr 1848 
VI, pL 61, 
*. Herodias jugularis (1) Gray, List Grallae Br. Mus. 1844, 80; (II) Gould, B Austr 
1 848, VI, 111. 60. 
j. Demiegretta jugularis (1) Gould, Hb. B. Austr. 1865, IT, 307; (2) Mathew, Pr. L. Soc 
N. S. W. 1885, 255; (3) Walker, Ibis 1892, 257. 
Ic. Demiegretta greyi (1) Gould, Hb. B. Austr. 1865, U, 309; (2) Mathew y 2; (3) Stein 
Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1887, X, 302; (4) Walker, j 3. 
Demiegretta sacra (1) Gray, HL. 1871, III, 28; (2) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, VIH, 100; 
(3) Meyer, J. f. O. 1873, 405; (4) Hume, Str. F. 1874, II, 307; (5) Tweedd., 
P. Z. S. 1877, 55; (6) Hume & Dav., Str. F. 1878, VI, 481; (7) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 
143; (8) Salvad., Orn. Pap. 1882, III, 345; (9) Oates, B. Brit. Burmah 1883, H, 
250; fid; Meyer, Isis, Dresden 1884, 6, 56; (11) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 561; 
(12) Biittik., Notes Leyden Mus. 1887, 80; (13) North, Pr. L. Soc. N. S. W 1887 
445; fii;Bams., Tab. List 1888, 21; (15) W. Bias., Omis 1888, 629; (16) North’ 
^ests & Eggs B. Austr. 1889, 319, pi. XVHI, fig. 5; (17) Hickson, Nat. in N 
Gslebes 1889, 96; (18) Everett, J. Str. Br. R. A. S. 1889, 189; (19) Oates ed. 
Hume’s Nests &Eggs 1890, HI, 246; (20) Sharpe, Ibis 1890, 146, 285; (21) Salvad. 
Orn. Pap. Agg. 1891, 205; (22) id.. Aim. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1891—92, (2) XH 37’ 
142; (23) Wiglesw., Av. Polyn. 1892, 67; (24) Sharpe, Ibis 1894, 244, ’258;’ 
(25) M. & Wg., J. f. 0. 1894, 253; (26) Bns. & Worces., B. Menage Exped. 1894, 
32; (27) Everett, Ibis 1895, 32; (28) Souef, t. c. 422; (29) Biitt., Notes Leyd. 
Mus. 1896, 194; (30) Sharpe, Cat. B. 1898, XXVt, 137. 
. ? Demiegretta ringeri (1) Stejn., Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1887, X, 300. 
“Swekko wung”, “Swekko abu” and “Swekko abu abu itam”, Minahassa, Nat. Coll. 
“Swekko puti” (puti = wliite), albino-form, Minahassa, iid. 
“Bahoa maitung”. Great Sangi, iid. 
“Bahoa kadio”, Siao, iid. 
“Baleka mawora”, Kabruang, Talaut, iid. 
r.r further sy»,nym, .«d reference, cf. Fin.ch & Hartlaub i2 (excl. ashu Sykes, 
Gl,].); Salvadori 8, 22; Wiglesworth 23 (Polyn.); Sharpe 30 
(excl. Garxetta mlopfiotes). ' 3 21 r 
Figures and descriptions Gould h II, HI; Buller dill, d IX; Finsch & Hartl. d 2, 
Salvadori 8; Oates 9\ Sharpe 30; etc. 
Adult. Slate-colour, tinged .vith brown; a broad streak on chin and upper throat, white; 
occipital feathers lengthened, feathers of back and scapulary region much lengthened 
and filamentous, those of jugulum lengthened and lanceolate; neck and under-parts 
browner than upper surface: soft parts “excessively variable” in colour (Hume 4); 
“ins light yellow; bill dark brown; feet yellow-brown”: Platen 15 (ad. Gt. Sangi,’ 
31. VH. 93: Nat. Coll. — C 12668). 
Immature. The immature bird is without the lengthened scapulary and jugular feathers, 
servation. lie wliite tliroat- stripe is very variable in widtli, in some absent, in others 
about 10 mm broad. 
