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 107. Nyctanassa violacea violacea (Linu.). 



Anlea riuliircu Linnaeus, Si/tit. Nat, x. p. 143 [1758 : '' in Aiuorica septcutrionali." — Carolina (ex 

 Catesby) as typical locality accepted]. 



Three c? ? ? and one yoniig bird from Caroui Swaiii|), March, and Poiute 

 Gourde, January. We have also a fair series from Tobago. 



168. Agamia agami (Gm.). 



Ardea Aijaini Gmelin, Sjsf. Nut. 1. ii. (1788) p. IJ2'J [ex Biiffonand Daubenton. — Cayenne]. 



Two cJ ad. from Caroni kSwamp, August and September. Tiiey are rather 

 larger than others from Guiana and the Gaura lliver, Venezuela, but not otherwise 

 diiferent. 



16'J. Nycticorox nycticorax naevius (Bodd.). 



[Ardea Ni/dicora.c Linnaeus, Si/st. Nid. x. p. 142 (1758 : " in Europa au.strali ").] 



Ardca naevia Boddaert, Tabl. Pi. cnl. p. 50 (1783 : ex Daubenton, PI. enl. 939. — Caijr.iiue). 



One ? ad. and one young bird from Caroni Swamp, March. 

 170. Cancroma cochlearia Linn. 



Cancmimi C'ic/ilmria Liun;iciis, Sysl. Xnl. xii. 1. p. 233 (17liG : ex Brisson. — Cayana). 



2 t? ad., 1 d juv. and 1 ? juv. from Caroui Swamp, March. Tliey are 

 ajiparently not ditl'erent from Cayenne skins. 



171. Butorides virescens (Linn.) an snbsp. ? 



Ardea virescens Linnaeus, Si/st. Nat. x. (1758) p. 141 [ex Sloane (Jamaica) and Catesby (Carolina)]. 



Three immature birds from Caroni, March, and Chaguaramas, January. 



As far as I know, this sjiecies has not been taken before on tlie island of 

 Trinidad ; but since Mr. Andre sent only young birds, I cannot determine to which 

 of the numerons subspecies they should be referred. I may remark, however, that 

 the Tring Museum received from Tobago a good series of what appears to be true 

 B. virescens, 



172. Ardetta erythromelas (Vieill.). 



Ardea enjthromchiH (err. typ.) Vieillot, Nniw. Diet. xiv. (1817) p. 422 (ex Azara No. 3(i0. — 

 Paraguay). 



1 ? ad., c? juv., and a young bird not sexed, all from Caroni Swamp, 

 March and April. The adult specimen agrees well with others from S. Paulo and 

 Surinam. 



173. Botaiirus pinnatus (Wagl.). 



Ardea piniiuliis Wagler, his 1829. p. 602 (" in Brasiliae in'ovincia Bahia "). 



A single adult c? from Caroui Swamp, killed March 14, 1002. " Iris golden 

 yellow." It agrees with another adult S from Aunai, British Guiana. 



174. Plotus anhinga Linn. 



.V.((. xii. 1. p. 218 (17* 



A single 6 from Caroni Swamp, February. 



Plotus anhinga Linnaeus, Sijsl. Nai. xii. 1. p. 218 (1700 : ex Marcgrave, Brazil ; and Brisscc 

 Cayenne). 



