160 ARDEIDZ. 
Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. N. H. v. p. 33%; A. O. U. Check-l. N. Amer. Birds, 2nd ed. 
p. 71"; Chapman, Bull. Amer. Mus. N. H. viii. p. 289 *. Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. 
xxvi. p. 80%; Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, no. 14, p. 33 >. Salvad. & Festa, Boll. Mus. Torino, 
xiv. no. 339, p. 11°; Oates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus. ii. p. 114”. 
Ardea lessoni, Wagler, Isis, 1831, p. 531”. 
Supra cinerea, plumis scapularibus ornamentalibus elongatis, pallidioribus et dilutius cinerascentibus ; 
tectricibus alarum majoribus etiam pallide cinerascentibus ; tectricibus primariorum remigibusque nigris, 
secundariis extus vix cinerascentibus, his vero intimis dorso concoloribus ; rectricibus cinereis; pileo 
medialiter albo, lateraliter nigro, fasciam latam nigram utrinque formante, cum plumis nigris nuchalibus 
conjuncto; collo undique cinerascenti-brunneo ; striga superciliari angusta, facie laterali gulaque albis ; 
gutture medio albo, striis longitudinalibus bipartitis nigris et rufescentibus ornato; colli laterali plumis 
elongatis, aut albis aut medialiter nigro lineatis, decorato ; pectoris lateribus nigris; pectore medio et 
abdomine albis, plus minusve nigro marginatis ; abdomine lateraliter nigro; subcaudalibus albis, vix rufo 
lavatis ; tibiis cinnamomeis ; hypochondriis, cum subalaribus et axillaribus, remigibusque intus cinereis ; 
margine alari cinnamomeo; maxilla nigra, tomio corneo, mandibula pallide thalassina, versus apicem 
cornea; palpebris et loris lete viridibus ; tibiis et digitorum palmis late viridibus, pedibus aliter nigris ; 
iride lete flava. Long. tota circa 32:0, ale 19-0, caudse 6°7, culm. 5:3, tarsi 6°75. (Descr. maris adulti 
ex Bolaiios, Jalisco. Mus. nostr.) 
2 mari similis. Long. tota circa 30-0, ale 17-0. (Descr. femine ad. ex Bolafios. Mus. nostr.) 
Juv. Supra grisea, plumis plus minusve pallide cinnamomeo vel fulvo marginatis; tectricibus alarum pallide 
cinnamomeo marginatis, majoribus quoque macula alba terminatis ; remigibus nigris; rectricibus cinereis ; 
pileo cineraceo, vix cristato, lateraliter et versus nucham nigricante; genis et gula albis; facie laterali 
colloque cineraceis albido striolatis, hujus lateribus ochraceo striolatis ; corpore subtus medio albo, plumis 
cinereo marginatis, nonnullis gutturalibus nigro et ruto striolatis ; tibiis pallide cinnamomeis ; corporis 
lateribus et subalaribus cinereis, margine alari cinnamomeo. (Descr. ay. juv. ex Presidio. Mus. nostr.) 
Hab. Nortn America from the Arctic Regions southward *?.—MExico, generally (Swmi- 
chrast 4), San Diego, Sonora (Robinette *!), Presidio de Mazatlan (Forrer **) | 
Mazatlan (Bischoff, Grayson"), Tres Marias Islands (Grayson'', Nelson), 
Bolafios, Jalisco (Richardson), Guanajuato (Dugés'’), Valley of Mexico 
(Herrera *® 7), Jalapa, Vera Cruz (ferrari-Perez**), ‘Tehuantepec city (Sumi- 
chrast §), Yucatan, Progreso (Stone & Baker'®), Merida (Schott 6). Chichén-Itza 
(Chapman **) ; GUATEMALA (Constancia '°), Duefias*, Rio Guacalate ?, Chiapam ®, 
San Geronimo 4 (0. S.); Nicaracua, Rio Escondido (Richmond ?°); Costa Rica 
(Carmiol®, v. Frantzius®), San Juan del Sur (Nutting), Port Limon (Milner), 
San Antonio (v. Frantzius !°), San José (Cherrie , v. Frantzius *4), San José, San 
Lucas, La Carpentera, Bebedero, Miravalles (Underwood) ; Panama (M‘Leannan ), 
Laguna de Pita (Festa 2°).—Sourn America, Colombia *, Venezuela, Galapagos Is.” ; 
West INDIES. 
A. herodias appears to be the American representative of the Common Heron 
(A. cinerea) of Europe, which it resembles in size, plumage, and habits. This species 
is found throughout the greater part of North America, and breeds in suitable places 
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as well as in Cuba and some of the West-Indian 
Islands. It appears to be a resident in Northern Mexico, but in other parts of Central 
America the bird is chiefly known as a winter visitor. 
