216 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ORNITHOLOGY, VOL. I. 



Family Ardeidse. 



Ardea herodias Linn. 



1 specimen, 9 . 



Dichromanassa rufescens (Gmel.). 



2 specimens, both females, one in white plumage; a number seen 

 and, according to Mr. Ferry, the white and gray phases were about 

 equally common. 



Butorides virescens robinsoni (Richmond . 



i specimen, 9 , which I provisionally refer to this form. 



Family Recurvirostridre- 



Himantopus mexicanus (Mull.). 

 i specimen, ? . 



Family Charadriida?. 



/Egialitis semipalmata Bonap. 

 i specimen, Jan. 26, 1909. 



The following species of shore birds were seen by Mr. Ferry, but 

 no specimens were taken in this locality: 

 Calidris leucophsea (Pallas). 

 Totanus melanoleucus (Gmel.). 

 Totanus flavipes (Gmel.). 

 Helodromas solitarius (Wils.). 

 Squatarola squatarola (Linn.). 

 Arenaria interpres morinella (Linn.). 

 Hasmatopus palliatus Temm. 



Only five species of land birds were taken by Mr. Ferry in this 

 group of islands; two are apparently new. 



Family Tyraimida^. 



Myiorchus tyrannulus brevipennis (Hartert). 

 i specimen, cT. 



Sublegatus glaber Scl. & Salv. 

 6 specimens, i cT, 5 ?. 



