AVES. 59 



HERODIONKS. MEHnDII. 



ARDEIUAE. 



Ardra ni/rtirora.r Liiiiu'. Aiulul)()ii, Hirds of Aiiicr., l.S4.'i, vol. 0, 

 p. S2, 1)1. :i(>3. KjT^, ('a|)rn, 1886, |.l. 1'.), H^. 13. 



Swamps and marslu's; mvsts in ((doiiii's in tnrs, rarely on the 

 ;;r()un(l. 



Mk. — Common sunnner resident, cliielly near the coast. Spring- 

 Sej)t. IC. EiijZs, May L'(i. 



N. II. — Inconnnon summer resident north to .southern White 

 Mi. valleys. .Vpril ( )(t. 



\'t. — L'neommon summer resident near lakes and streams. 



M.\.ss. — Common niitjrant and summer resident; rare winter 

 resident near coast. Mar. 1*7 Nov. 1 (winter). Ejjcjs, May 2- 

 June i;i. 



K. 1. — Common summer and rare winter resident. April 1- 

 Sept. 23 (winter). Ej;<;s, May 7-June 7. 



Cox.N. — Common mi<;raiit and less common summer resident. 

 Aj)ril-Oct. Kjjgs, A|)ril 17. 



113. .\vcT.\NA.ss.\ viOL.\CEA (Linn^') Sharj)e. 



Yellow-crowned night heron. 



Ardca violacca Linn^, Syst. nat. , cd. 10. 17.")S, vol. 1, p. 1 };{. 

 "i.\ Amkrkw septen'trionali." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1S43, 

 vol. <i. p. S<», pi. 3(14. 



Swam|)s and lowlands; nests in low trees. 



Me. — Accidental visitor: Deerinj;. April 13, IDUI; Portland. 

 April 11. 1«»0(;. 



Ma.s-s.— .Vccidental visitor: six instances. July-Oct. 



K. I. — Accidental vi.sitor: .\ewport, Aug. 1S<J2; Tiverton, 

 A|)ril 23, ISSG. 



