36 Mr. J. D. D. La Touche on the [Ibis, 
268. Herodias alba L. 
Herodias alba D. & O. p. 439. 
A single Great Egret was seen at tlie marshes on the 5th 
of November, 1911. 
Large white Herons, seen near Newchwang on the 19th of 
May, 1889, were most probably of this species. 
269. Butorides javanicus amurensis Schrenck. 
Bid or ides macrorhynchus D. & O. p. 443. 
Butorides amurensis La T. p. 583. 
The collectors saw an example of the Little Green Heron 
on the 31st of May, 1913 ; I saw another at the port on the 
22nd of May, 1914. A friend sent me a live adult bird on 
the 4th of June, 1914, which I released after taking measure¬ 
ments and noting the colour of the soft parts. These were 
as follows :—Iris yellow, lower mandible and sides of upper 
mandible and skin of lores greenish-yellow, legs yellowish- 
green. Wing 7*80 in., culmen 2*50 in. 
270. Botaurus stellaris (L.). 
Botaurus stellaris D. & O. p. 446 ; La T. p. 583. 
The Bittern is often seen on migration. It occurs from 
the end of March and during April, and during the latter 
half of September and the first few r days of October. 
271. Nyctiardea nycticorax (L.). 
Nyctiardea nycticorax D. & 0. p. 444 ; La T. p. 583. 
The Night-Heron was shot by the collectors on the 29th 
of March, 1913, and seen by them on the 29th of April 
following. I believe that I saw one in the marshes on the 
28th of September, 1913. 
272. Ardetta eurythma Swinhoe. 
Ardetta eurythma D. & O. p. 447 ; La T. p. 583. 
Yon Schrenck’s Little Bittern summers in the district. 
I saw a specimen on the 28th of May, 1911, the collectors 
shot one on the 20th of May, 1913, and I have a specimen 
taken in autumn by a native hunter. 
I collected a male example at Newchwang on the 19th of 
Mav. 1889. 
