DEMIGEETTA. 
It recalls Egretta almost as much as Demigretta. 
The bill is long and slender hut does not exceed the metatarsus in length ; 
the head is very fully crested with very much developed plumes : the dorsal 
ornamentation reaches beyond the tail and consists of disintegrated feathers; 
the ^Teast-plumes are lanceolate but are longer than in Demigretta and 
much more pronounced ; the wing has the first three primaries subequal, the 
first primary often longest, which never occurs in Demigretta. The legs are 
short with exposed tibia, also short, as are also the toes. The short 
legs and feet place it near Demigretta, as Egretta has long legs and feet. 
The metatarsus frontal covering is transverse scutes as in Demigretta as well 
as Egretta. 
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