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La Paz in January and February, and "a few " at San Jose del Cabo in the 

 latter part of August. Mr. Bryant found it on Santa Margarita Island and 

 Magdalena Bay, and states that it was rare there. Mr. Anthony has reported 

 it as " common at San Quintin and north of that point, also seen to some ex- 

 tent inland. A colony was found nesting on San Martin Island on April 12." ^ 

 There are no geographical reasons why the Great Blue Heron should not 

 breed in the Cape Region, and as it often builds its nests on low bushes or even 

 jutting rocks, when tall trees are wanting, it is possible that at least a few 

 birds rear their young near La Paz and San Jose del Cabo. 



Ardea egretta Gmel. 

 American Egret. 



Herodlas egretta Beldixg, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 5U (Cape Region), 548 



(San Jose'). 

 Ardea egretta Bryant, Proc. CaUf. Acad. Sci., 2a ser., II. 1889, 2G8, 269 (Cape 



Region; color of fleshy parts). 



Mr. Belding includes this Heron in his list of birds observed in the Cape 

 Region between Dec. 15, 1881, and May 17, 1882. On the latter date he noted 

 it at San Josd del Cabo, where Mr. Frazar also found it in August. It is ap- 

 parently not numerously represented near the southern extremity of the 

 Peninsula, but is probablv resident there. 



About Magdalena Bay Mr. Bryant found it " tolerably common " feeding " in 

 small groups or singly along the beach. ... In April, 1888, they became 

 more common in places along the estero and were seen collected on the man- 

 groves above the water. One night while navigating the estero, I saw a large 

 flock which may have been a nesting colony, but it was too dark to investigate 

 and by daylight they were far behind." 



The range of the American Egret on or near the Pacific coast extends from 

 Oregon to Patagonia, and the bird is said to breed throughout most of the 

 rejrions embraced within these limits. 



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Ardea candidissima Gmel. 

 Snowt Heron. 



Garzetia thula Baird, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 301 (Cape St. Lucas), (?) 



.305, 306 (crit. ; Cape St. Lucas). 

 Garzetta candidissima Belding, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1883. 548 (San Jose). 

 Ardea candidissim'i Bryant, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., II. 1889, 269 (San Jose' 



del Cabo). 



Small numbers of Snowy Herons were found by Mr. Frazar in winter at La 

 Paz, and in early autumn at San Jose del Cabo. Several were also seen at the 



1 Zee, IV. 1898, 231. 



