Length of ulna 111-112 mm.
Length of metatarsus 81- 87 "
Length of coracoid 48 "
Habitat: Mauritius.
Although _megacephala_ and _mauritiana_ have been placed in _Ardea_ and
_Butorides_ respectively, from the short, stout legs and general build, I
am inclined to think that all three of these Herons belong to the genus
_Nycticorax_.
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