. The birds of South Africa. Birds. AEDEID^ NYCTICOBAX 83 ward Bros., Natal B. p. 197 (1899); Marshall, Ibis, 1900, p. 266; Alexander, ibid. p. 440; Harris, Essays and Photos, p. 147 (1901) ; Whitehead, Ibis, 1903, p. 237. Nycticorax aegypfcius, Gurney, in Andersson's B. Damaral. p. 293 (1872); Ayres, Ibis, 1874, p. 104. Nycticorax nycticorax, Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 158 (1896) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xxvi. p. 146 (1898); Beirhenow, TV;,/. Afr. i, p. 362. (1901). Description. Adult male and female in breeding season.—Above, including the crown, nape of the neck, centre of the back and inner second
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. AEDEID^ NYCTICOBAX 83 ward Bros., Natal B. p. 197 (1899); Marshall, Ibis, 1900, p. 266; Alexander, ibid. p. 440; Harris, Essays and Photos, p. 147 (1901) ; Whitehead, Ibis, 1903, p. 237. Nycticorax aegypfcius, Gurney, in Andersson's B. Damaral. p. 293 (1872); Ayres, Ibis, 1874, p. 104. Nycticorax nycticorax, Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 158 (1896) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xxvi. p. 146 (1898); Beirhenow, TV;,/. Afr. i, p. 362. (1901). Description. Adult male and female in breeding season.—Above, including the crown, nape of the neck, centre of the back and inner secondaries greenish-black; sides of the neck extending round the hind neck as a collar at the base, wings, except the inner secondaries, lower back, tail-coverts and tail-feathers ashy-grey or dove-coloured : forehead, a narrow stripe over the eye, chin, throat. Pig. 23.—Head of Nycticorax griseus. x f and underparts white, becoming shghtly shaded with ashy-grey on the sides of the body ; under wing-coverts nearly white; nape feathers lengthened to form a short crest, in addition to which there are two elongated narrowed white ornamental plumes attaining a length of about nine inches. Iris crimson ; skin all round the eye pale green ; upper mandible slaty-black, whitish along the edge ; lower mandible flesh-coloured in the central portions, greenish at the base ; legs and feet pale yellow. Length about 22; wing 11-75 ; tail 4-10; culmen 2-70; tarsus 2-65 ; middle toe 3-05. In non-breeding plumage the white nape. 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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