. Birds. Birds. B72 ciconiidjE. 1549. Xenorhyiichus asiaticns. The Black-necJced Stork. Myoteria asiatica, Lath. Ind. Orn. ii, p. 670 (1790). Ardea indica, Lath. t. c. p. 701 (1790). Mycteria australis, Shaw, Trans. Linn. Son. \, p. 34 (1800); Blyth, Cat. p, 276 f Irby, Ibis, 1861, p. 244; Jerdon, B. I. iii, p. 734; Gurney, Ibis, 1865, p. 276; Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 172; Aust. J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. 2, p. 175. Mycteria indica, Hume, S. F. i, p. 252; id. N. ^ K p. 607 ; Adam, iS. F. i, p. 398; Sume ^ Oates, S. F. iii, p. 189. Xenorhynchus asiaticus, Walden in Blyth s Birds Burm. p. 158; H
. Birds. Birds. B72 ciconiidjE. 1549. Xenorhyiichus asiaticns. The Black-necJced Stork. Myoteria asiatica, Lath. Ind. Orn. ii, p. 670 (1790). Ardea indica, Lath. t. c. p. 701 (1790). Mycteria australis, Shaw, Trans. Linn. Son. \, p. 34 (1800); Blyth, Cat. p, 276 f Irby, Ibis, 1861, p. 244; Jerdon, B. I. iii, p. 734; Gurney, Ibis, 1865, p. 276; Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 172; Aust. J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. 2, p. 175. Mycteria indica, Hume, S. F. i, p. 252; id. N. ^ K p. 607 ; Adam, iS. F. i, p. 398; Sume ^ Oates, S. F. iii, p. 189. Xenorhynchus asiaticus, Walden in Blyth s Birds Burm. p. 158; HuTne ^ Dm. S. F. vi, p. 469; Oates, S. F. vii, p. 51; Ball, ibid. p. 230; Hume, Cat. no. 917; Boig, S. F. viii, p. 371; Lcgge, Birds Ceyl. p. 1116; Butler, S. F. ix, p. 432 ; Parker, ibid. p. 484; Beid, S. F. x, p. 74; Oafes, B. B. ii, p. 264; Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 375; id. Jour. Bom. N. H. Sac, \i, p. 141; Hume 8f Cripps, S. F. xi, p. 330; Oates in Hume's N. ^ F. 2nd ed. iii, p. 265;. Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xxvi, p. 310. Mycteria asiatica, J. A. S. B. xlv, pt. 2, p. 84; Hume 8f Butler, S. F. iv, p. 22. Banaras, Loharjung, Loha sarang, H.; Bam sdlik, Beng.; Peria kohu. Tarn. (Ceylon); Al-kuka, Cing. ; Telia-herenga, Assam ; Hnet-kalah, Pig. 88.—Head of X. asiaticus. Coloration, Head and neck black, richly glossed with bluish green, except the occiput which is coppery brown, passing into purple on the edges; scapulars, tertiaries, greater secondary- coverts, greater under wing-coverts, and tail black, richly glossed with metallic green ; rest of plumage white. In young birds the head, neck, back, and wings are brown, many of the feathers with pale edges; the scapulars and wing- feathers darker and glossed with green; the quills whitish towards the base; lower back and rump whitish, middle upper tail-coverts brown; tail-feathers brown,whitish for some distance at the base and white-tipped; sides of breast brown ; lower parts from neck white. Bill black; gular ski
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