An Australian Bird Book Part 17

Nom. r. _swamps_ 28

White; bill, legs, feet yellow; f., sim. Sh.e.l.lfish, frogs,

F. 52. CICONIIDAE (1), STORK (JABIRU), 19 sp.--2(0)A., 10(6)O., 4(1)P., 8(4)E., 2(0)Nc., 3(1)Nl.

F. 53. _Scopidae_, Hammer-Head, 1 sp. E.

F. 54. _Balaenicipitidae_, Shoe-bird, s...o...b..ll, Whaleheaded Stork, 1 sp. E. (Upper White Nile).

F. 55. ARDEIDAE (16), HERONS, 107 sp.--32(16)A., 27(4)O., 21(1)P., 25(14)E., 17(4)Nc., 33(20)Nl.

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=117 Plumed Egret=, _Mesophoyx plumifera_, Cel., Mol., N.G., A.

[~117 _Egretta plumifera._]

Nom. v.r. _swamps_ 24

White; bill yellow; feet, lower legs black, above "knee"

yellow; f., sim. Insects.

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=118 Australian White Egret= (Great), White Crane (e), _Herodias timoriensis_, j.a.p., China, Philippines to A., T., N.Z.

[~118 _Egretta timoriensis._]

Nom. v.r. _lagoons_ 30

"This n.o.ble species;" white; bill beautiful orange; legs above "knee" and line down centre of inner s.h.i.+n dull yellow; rest of s.h.i.+n, feet black; naked s.p.a.ce about eye greenish-yellow; f., sim. Fish, frogs, insects.

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=119* White-fronted Heron=, Blue-Crane (e), Matuku, _Notophoyx novae-hollandiae_, Cel., Mol., N.G., A., T., N.Z.

Nom. v.c. _about water_ 24

Face, throat white; upper, wings dark-gray; under gray tinged rufous; f., sim. Insects, crabs, yabbies.

=120 White-necked Heron= (Pacific), White-necked Crane (e), _N. pacifica_, A., T.

Stat. r. _swamps_ 30

Head, neck, breast, shoulder white; under, wings, tail upper blackish; f., smaller. Frogs, insects.

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=121 Lesser Egret= (Little, Spotless), _Garzetta nigripes_, Malay to N.G., A.

[~121 _Egretta nigripes._]

Nom. r. _swamps_ 22

White; 2 long plumes from nape; feet, legs totally black; bill black; f., sim. Frogs, insects.

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=122 Reef Heron= (White, Blue, Sacred), _Demiegretta sacra_, j.a.p., Ind. to A., T., N.Z.

[~122 _Demigretta sacra._]

Stat. r. _coast_ 23

Dark slaty-gray; bill yellowish-green; some birds are white; f., sim. Crabs, sh.e.l.lfish.

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=123* Nankeen Night Heron=, Nankeen Crane (e), _Nycticorax caledonicus_, Cel., N.G., A., T., N.Z. =vt. Eur. Night Heron.

Frogs, insects, yabbies.

Mig. c. _swamps_ 19

Nocturnal; crown, nape black; long white plumes from nape; upper rich chestnut; abdomen white; neck, chest reddish-chestnut; f., sim.; young mottled brown, buff.

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=124 Minute Bittern=, Kaoriki, _Ardetta pusilla_, A., N.Z., =vt. Eur. Little Bittern.

[~124 _Ixobrychus pusillus._]

Stat. v.r. _swamps_ 10

Crown, back, tail greenish-black; under pale-buff; hind-neck, shoulder deep-chestnut; bill, feet yellow; dark line from chin to lower breast; f., smaller; upper brown streaked chestnut; tail black; under white streaked brown. Water-animals.

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=125* Australian Bittern= (Black-backed), Boomer, Bull-Bird.

Matuku-Lurepo, _Botaurus poeciloptilus_, A. T., N. Cal., N.Z.

=vt. Eur. Bittern.

Stat. r. _reeds_ 24

Head, hind-neck, back dark-brown; wings brown marked buff; throat, under creamy-buff streaked dark-brown; bill yellow; f., smaller. Fish, frogs, yabbies, insects.

F. 56. _Palamedeidae_, Screamers, Unicorn-Bird, 3 sp. Nl.

F. 57. _Phoenicopteridae_, Flamingoes, 6 sp.--2(0)O., 1(0)P., 2(0)E., 1(0)Nc., 4(3)Nl.