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better the characteristics of a genus than the names by which those who first 
pointed out these peculiarities have sought to secure their recognition; however, 
the facts are more important than the names. The invention of new generic 
names is a misfortune to the general ornithologist; he has no idea what the 
user of them is writing about; if he is modest, he is impressed with the learning 
of the latter, who holds the field to himself, but that does not help on ornitho- 
logy much. On the other hand subgeneric titles are often of use and very handy 
in discussing the characters of a small group within itself, and a specialist on 
the Little Bitterns will welcome Dr. Stejneger’s subgeneric name, Nannocnus, 
as well as his useful work. 
364. ARDETTA OINNAMOMEA (Gm.). 
Little Cinnamon Bittern. 
a. Cinnamon Heron (Ij Lath.. Gen. Syn. 1783, HI, 1, 77. 
h. Ardea cinnamomea (1) Gm., S. N. 1788, I, 643; (2) Baffl., Tr. L. S. 1822, XIII, 326; 
(3) Wagl., S. A., Gen. Ardea 1827, sp. 39; (IV) Gray & Hardwicke, HI. Ind. 
Zool. 1832, pi. 66, fig. 1 (juv.); (5) Schl., Mus. P.-B., Ardeae, 1863, 40; (6) Mart., 
J. f. 0. 1866, 28; (7) Briigg., Abh. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 97; (8) Eosenb., Malay. 
Archip. 1878, 278; (9) id., Zool. Garten 1881, 167; (10) W. Bias., J. f. 0. 1883, 
140, 160; (11) Vorderman, N. T. Xed. Ind. 1883, XLII, 93. 
c. Ardea nebulosa (1) Horsf., Tr. L. S. 1821, XIII, 190 (imm.). 
Ardetta cinnamomea (1) Gray, List B. Br. Mus., Grallae 1844, 83; (2) Blytb, Oat. B. Mus. 
A. S. B. 1849, 282; (3) Jerd., B. India 1864, III, 755; (4) Salvad., Ucc. Borneo 
1874, 354; (5) Hume, Str. P. 1874, H, 311; (6) David & Oust., Ois. Chine 1877, 
447; (7) Tweedd., P. Z. S. 1877, 703; (8) id., ib. 1878, 345; (^5; Hume & Davis., 
Str. P. 1878, VI, 483; (10) Hume, ib. 1879, VHI, 71; (11) Kelbam, Ibis 1882, 
195; (12) Kutter, J. f. 0. 1882, 177; (13) A. Mull., t. c. 436; (14) Oates, B. Br. 
Burmah 1883, H, 256, (15) W. Bias., J. f. 0. 1884, 216, 219; (16) id., Z. ges. 
Om. 1885, 323; (17) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Oiv. Gen. 1886, (2) IV, 615; (18) Buttik., 
Notes Leyden Mus. 1886, IX, 81; (19) Everett, J. Str. Br. E. A. S. 1889, 190; 
(20) Oates ed. Hume’s Nests and Eggs 1890, HI, 252; (21) Steere, List OoU. 
B. &M. P hili pp. 1890, 27; (22) Sb. & Wbitebd., Ibis 1890, 147; (23) Styan, Ibis 
1891, 327, 493; (24) Hartert, J. f. 0. 1891, 302; (25) id., Omis 1891, 123; (26) 
Salvad., Ann. Mus. Oiv. Gen. 1891, (2) XH, 77; (27) De La Touche, Ibis 1892, 
489; (28) Biittik., Zool. Erg. Weber’s Eeise 1893, HI, 284; (29) Sharpe, Ibis 
1894, 426; (30) Grant, t. c. 522; (31) id., Ibis 1895, 266; (32) Bus. & Worces., 
B. & M. Menage Exped. 1894, 32; (33) M. & Wg., Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1895, Nr. 8, 
p. 19; (34) iid., ib. 1896, Nr. 1, p. 15; (35) Grant, Ibis 1896, 127; Hartert, 
Nov. Zool. 1896, 164, 598; (37) Sharpe, Cat. B. 1898, XXVI, 236. 
d. Ardeola cinnamomea (1) Bp., Consp. 1855, H, 132; (2) Meyer, Isis 1884, 57. 
e. Ardea (Ardeola) cinnamomea (I) Schrenck, Eeise Amurl. 1858, I, 447 partim, t. XIV. 
f. Botaurus cinnamomeus (1) Echnw., J. f. O. 1877, 245. 
g. Ardeiralla cinnamomea (1) Legge, B. Ceylon 1880, 1162. 
“Dowaja” [Gorontalo], v. Eosenberg h 8. 
“Swekko kuning ketjil”, Malay, Minabassa, Nat. Coll. 
“Pokok riri oki”, Minabassa, iid. 
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