. The birds of South Africa. Birds. ARDEID^ HBEODIAS 69 dress as also the young birds resemble the breeding male, but are without the ornamental plumes. Distribution.—Tlhe Little Egret is spread over Southern Europe and Asia from Spain to Japan, the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula ; it also occurs all over Africa and Madagascar in suitable locahties. Within our limits this Egret appears to be fairly common and widely spread in favourable situations throughout all the Colonies and Territories, and to be in most districts a resident. The following are recorded localities : Cape Colony—Cape d
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. ARDEID^ HBEODIAS 69 dress as also the young birds resemble the breeding male, but are without the ornamental plumes. Distribution.—Tlhe Little Egret is spread over Southern Europe and Asia from Spain to Japan, the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula ; it also occurs all over Africa and Madagascar in suitable locahties. Within our limits this Egret appears to be fairly common and widely spread in favourable situations throughout all the Colonies and Territories, and to be in most districts a resident. The following are recorded localities : Cape Colony—Cape division, November, December, Stellenbosch, Caledon, August, Tulbagh, October (S. A. Mus.), Berg Eiver, breeding (Layard), Knysna,. Fig. 19. —Head of Herodias garzetta. October (Victorin), Port Elizabeth, common (Brown), King Williams Town, scarce (Trevelyan), Orange Eiver, common (Brad- shaw); Natal—Durban harbour (Ayres), Newcastle district (Butler); Transvaal—Potchefstroom, January, June (Ayres and Barratt); Bechuanaland—Lake Ngauii, common (Andersson); Ehodesia— rare (Marshall) ; German South-west Africa—scarce (Andersson), Okavango Eiver, July (Fleck) ; Zambesi Eiver, common (Alexander). Habits.—This Egret like others of its kind, is usually met with in small flocks about the mouths of rivers near the sea and inland in vleis and marshy places, where it obtains its food, consisting of fishes, frogs, and small Crustacea. Layard found the stomachs of two. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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