26 ARKIV FÖR ZOOLOGI. BAND 14. N:0 25. 



male killed near La Carolina ^^/^ 1914 Consul Söderström 

 has written: »None of these birds has been observed here 

 during these last 45 years, only this one, which seemed »very 

 tired». In a corresponding manner he has written on the 

 label of a similar specimen from the same locality Vg 1915: 

 »This year 7 specimens came to La Carolina, being a very rare 

 bird here, all 7 were killed at once. When brought here only 

 one remained in a fair state. » According to Brabourne & 

 Chubb it has not been known from Eucador before. 



Ärdea cocoi Lin. — 1 ^^ 20^3, River Mindo 5000 f. 



Casmerodius {Herodias) egretta IFilson. — 1 sp. ^/g, La 

 Carolina. In full nuptial plumage. 



Florida coerulea Lin. — 4 youngish birds from La Caro- 

 lina collected in the months Nov., Dec. and March. 



Nycticorax tayazu-guira Vieill. — 2 maks & 2 females 

 from La Carolina Jan., March and April. 2 males from Chilco, 

 San Pedro river, 8500 f. Dec. and March. All these are birds 

 in full plumage, but one of the males from La CaroHna is rather 

 purpHsh violet on its back. One of the females and one of the 

 males from Chilco are conspicuously more whitish below than 

 the others, so that they form a transgression to N. nycticorax 

 in this respect. 



A young female collected ^7^ is not yet in quite full plu- 

 mage. 



4 male and 2 female specimens in juvenile plumage col- 

 lected in March, April, June, Aug. and Dec. at La Carolina. 

 Na tive name »Guacava». 



Cancroma zeledoni Ridgw. — 2 specimens rather young, 

 resp. July 1908 and Oct. 1909 from Rio Blanco below Mindo, 

 3000 f. »Very rare». This appears to be the most southern 

 occurrence of this otherwise Central American species. 



Butorides striata Lin. — 1 S '7i, 1 3 'Va, 1 S 'Va, 1 6 'Vs, 

 1 c? 1 ? 'V4, 1 sp. "/s. 1 c^ "/e, 1 ? Vt; 1 ? 'Vt; 1 S Vii, La Caro- 

 lina, 9400 f.; 2 c^c^ ^Vs, Jaquarcocha, north of Ilana, about 

 8000 f. 



Tigrisoma salmoni Scl. & Salv. — 1 ad. ^Ve» ^ $ Vi2j 

 Gualea, 5000 f.; 1 ad. V^, 1 juv. "5, River Mindo, 5000—5500 

 f.; 1 c? ad. 20/^, Rio San Pedro, below Tumbaco, 7500 f.; 1 juv. 



