Birds of Celebes: Ardeidae. 
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(5) AVald, Tr. Z. S. 1875, IX, 237; ? (6) Ayres, Ibis 1877, 349; (7j David & 
Oust., Ois. Chiue 1877, 440; (8) Hume, Str. H. 1878, VI, 476, 480; (9) Tweedd., 
P. Z. S. 1878, 954; (10) Legge, B. Ceylon 1880, 1141; (10'’'^) Meyer, Verb. z.-b. 
Ges. Wien 1881, 767; (11) Salvad., Om. Pap. 1882, HI, 352; (12) Oates, B. Brit. 
Bunnah 1883, H, 247; H. Parker, Ibis 1883, 194, 195; Nicholson, t. c. 
256; (15) Meyer, Isis, Dresden 1884, 56; (16) 0. Swin. & Barnes, Ibis 1885, 136; 
’17) Parker, Ibis 1886, 188; ? (18) Symonds, Ibis 1887, 335; (19) Earns., Pr. 
L. Soc. N. S. W. 1887, 172; (20) Blittik., Notes Leyden Mus. 1887, 81; (21) Stejn., 
Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1887, X, 315; (22) Rams., Tab. List 1888, 21 ; (23) Sharpe, Ibis 
1888, 203; (24) Hume, Str. P. 1888, XI, 333; (25) Everett, J. Str. Br. R. A. S. 
1889, 189; (26) Whitehd., Ibis 1890, 60; (27) Oates, ed. Hume’s Nests and Eggs 
1890, in, 240; (28) Styan, Ibis 1891, 327, 492; (29) Salvad., Orn. Pap. Agg. 1891, 
206; (30) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. Lid. 1891, L, 517; (31) id.. Notes Leyden Mus. 
1891, 129; (32) Bns. & Worces., B. Menage Exped. 1894, 32; (33) Vorderm., 
N. T. Ned. Ind. 1895, LIV, 322. 
/; Herodias egrettoides (1) Swinh., Ibis 1861, 261; (2) Jerd., B. India III, 745 (1864); 
(3) Gld., Hb. B. Austr. 1865, H, 303. 
g. Egretta intermedia Bp.; (1) Seeb., Ibis 1879, 27. 
h. Mesophoyx intermedia (1) Sharpe, Bull. B. 0. 0. 1894, p. 38, April; Ibis 1894, 432; 
(2) id., Oat. B. 1898, XXVI, 85. 
i. ? Mesophoyx braehyrhyncha (1) Sharpe, Oat. B. 1898, XXVI, 87. 
j. Mesophoyx plumifera (1) Sharpe, 1. c. 
“Swekko puti mulu itam”, Lake Tondano, Malay, Nat. Ooll. 
“Pokok kulu remdeng kukulat”, Lake Tondano, Nat. Ooll 
For further synonymy and references cf. Salvador! 11. 
Figures and descriptions. Gould cl /J; Temmiiick & Schlegel c II; Schlegel a 2; 
Finsch & Hartlaub a 3; Hume S; Legge Jd; Salvador! H; Oates 12; Vorder- 
iTian a 8; etc. 
Breeding plumage. Entirely wliite; no occipital crest; dorsal train of much lengthened de- 
composed feathers, overreacliing the tail by about 100 mm; a bunch of very long 
(about 160 mm) decomposed feathers on jugulum; bill yellow, tip of upper mandible 
blackish terminal 10 mm of tomia serrated; legs and feet black (Kakas, Lake Ton- 
dano, June, 1871 : Meyer — 0 2006). 
The specimen described is moulting its remiges, therefore not yet in full nuptial 
dress. Hume, Legge and Oates say the bill is black at that time (India, Ceylon, 
Bumiah), Seeb ohm says it is always more or less dark at the point and yeUow at 
the base of both mandibles (Japan). 
A spechnen from South Celebes in breeding plumage has the soft parts and 
measurements in the flesh as follows, according to Platen; “Lis light yellow; bill 
. and feet black. Length 60.5 cm, expanse 103 cm” ($, Maros Waterfall, 23. Feb. 
I 87 g G 5382). The basal 6 mm of the culmen were evidently yellow. 
Winter plumage. Without the dorsal train and decomposed jugular ^feathers ; bill entirely 
yellow (Lake Tondano; Aug.— Sept. 1892; Nat. Coll. — C 10973). 
Measurements. 
a. (C 2006) ad.. Lake Tondano, June, 71 (Meyer) 
h. (C 10973) ad., Lake Tond., Aug.— Sept. 92 (N. C.) 
c. (C 10972) ad.. Lake Tond., Aug.— Sept. 92 (N. C.) 
d. (C 5382) 9 ad., Maros, 23. Feb. 78 (Platen) . 
Meyer & Wigleeworth, Birds of Celebes (Dec. !«», 18!)7). 
Wing 
303 
290 
291 
291 
Tail Tarsus 
123 
116 
123 
115 
100 
100 
101 
Slid, toe 
and claw 
Exp. 
culmen 
100 
90 
94 
86 
105 
76 
78 
79 
70 
