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[Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linn<$). (26-118, 122.) 
Arden garzetta Linne, Syst. Nat. 12tli eel. p. 237 (pref. May 24th), 
17(56 : Europe. (Fig. Dresser, vi. pi. 399.) 
Distr. —South Europe, east to Japan. Extra-limital.] 
Egretta garzetta nigripes (Temm.). (26-122.) 
Ardea nigripes Temminck, Man. d’Orn. vol. iv. p. 37G, 1840 : Indian 
Archipelago, now restricted to Java. 
Distr .—New Guinea and Moluccas to Java. 
Egretta garzetta immaculata (Gould). 
Herodias immaculata Gould, Birds Austr. pt. xxv. vol. vi. pi. 58, 
Dec. 1st, 184(5 : Port Essington, Northern Territory. (Fig. 
Gould, vi. pi. 58; Math. pi. 185.) 
Egretta garzetta kempi Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. iii. p. 56, April 7th, 
1916 : North Queensland. 
Distr .— North-West Australia and Papuan Islands, Northern 
Territory, Queensland, and rarer in New South Wales and 
Victoria. 
Genus HEMIGARZETTA Math. 
Hemigarzetta Mathews, Birds Austr. vol. iii. p. 448, 1914. Type 
(by original designation) : Herodias eulopliotes Swinh. 
Hemigarzetta eulopliotes (Swinhoe). (26-122, 139.) 
Ilerodias eulopliotes Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 64 : Amoy, China. (Fig. 
M. & W. pi. 54.) 
Distr. —Celebes and Extra-limital. 
Genus MESOPHOYX Sharpe. 
Mesophoyx Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. iii. p. xxxviii, April 30th, 
1894. Type (by original designation) : Ardea intermedia Wagler. 
Mesophoyx intermedia (Wagler). 
Distr. —The Ethiopian, Indian, and Australian Begums. 
r Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia (Wagler). (26-85.) 
Ardea intermedia Wagler, Isis, June 1829, heft vi. col. 659, ex Hasselt, 
MS. : Java. 
Distr. —Indian Peninsula to Malay Archipelago. Extra-limital.] 
Mesophoyx intermedia plumifera (Gould). 
Herodias plumiferus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1847, p. 221, 
March 29th, 1848 : New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, vi. pi. 57; 
Math. pi. 186.) 
Mesophoyx intermedia territori Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. ii. p. 126, 
Jau. 28th, 1915 : Northern Territory. 
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