Nom. r. _swamps_ 28
White; bill, legs, feet yellow; f., sim. Shellfish, 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, Shoebill, 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_, Jap., China, Philippines to A., T., N.Z.
[~118 _Egretta timoriensis._]
Nom. v.r. _lagoons_ 30
"This noble species;" white; bill beautiful orange; legs above "knee" and line down centre of inner shin dull yellow; rest of shin, feet black; naked space 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_, Jap., 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, shellfish.
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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.