DIMENSIONS.
Inches. Lines.
Length from the point of the bill to
the tip of the t a i l ............
of the b ill...........~T7T~. r .
of the wings when folded. . .
of the tail............................
Length of the tarsus . . .
of the outer toe .
of the middle toe
of the inner toe .
of the hinder toe
Inches.
The colours of the female not known.
This little Heron is seldom procured, and I doubt if more than two specimens have yet fallen
into the hands of the Naturalist. One of the two was shot near to Cape Town, and the other
was procured during the movements of the Expedition party between the principal branches of
the Orange River. Both were discovered near marshy grounds, and the one which was
procured in the locality last stated was shot while perched upon the top of a dwarf tree. The
remains of crustacece were found in its stomach.