Severtzojf’s ‘Fauna of Turkestan.* 325 
874-884", wing 25-25J", tail 10" 7"'-lC" 11"', culmen 8"-8" 4"', 
thickness of bill 1" 6"-l'" 7"', tarsus 9"-9" 2"'; females, total 
length 424-444", extent 83-87", wing 234-244", tail 9|-10", 
culmen 7" 5"—8", tarsus 8" 3"—8" 6"'. 
In a MS. note Dr. SevertzofF writes as follows:—“This 
bird is Ciconia mycteriiarhyncha, mihi, and is more closely 
allied to C. boyciana than to C. alba; but it differs from that 
species in having the bill entirely red: the bill, however, is 
shaped as in that species, and not as in C. alba” 
278. Ardea cinerea, L. 
Ardea cinerea , var. brag, Isid. Geoff.; SevertzofF, p. 68. 
Horizontal range. Breeds in all four districts. 
Vertical range. Breeds in districts 1 and 2, and occurs in 
the latter on passage. 
279. Ardea purpurea, L. ; Severtzoff, p. 68. 
Horizontal range. Breeds in district III. 
Vertical range. Breeds in district 1. 
280. Ardea alba, L. ; Severtzoff, p. 68. 
Horizontal range. Breeds in all four districts, occasionally 
commonly, and occurs, though rarely, in winter, in districts 
III. and IV. 
Vertical range. Breeds, and occurs in winter, in districts 
1 and 2. 
Dr. Severtzoff also includes a subspecies under the name of 
Ardea alba /3. melanorhyncha. 
Horizontal range. Breeds in district III. 
Vertical range. Breeds in district 1. 
281. Nyctiardea nycticorax, L. 
Scotceus nycticorax , Severtzoff, p. 68. 
Horizontal range. Breeds in districts III. and IV. 
Vertical range. Breeds in districts 1 and 2. 
282. Botaurus stellaris (L.) : Severtzoff, p. 68 . 
Horizontal range. Breeds in districts I., II., and III., and 
occurs rarely in the winter in the last of these. 
Vertical range. Breeds in district 1, and occurs rarely in 
winter and on passage in district 2. 
