928 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. [Yol.Y. 



1876. LuMSDEN, J. American Bittcru [Botaurus lentiginosus] in Islay. <^Zoologi8l, 

 2cl ser., ii, Feb., 1876, p. 4801. 

 From the London 'Field' of Jan. 22, 1876. 



1876. Mathew, M. A. Herons at Bishop's Lydeard. <:^ Zoologist, 2d ser., xi, Aug., 

 1876, p. 5046. 



1876. Matuew, M. A. Little Bittcru [Ardctta minuta] at Plymonth. <^ Zoologist, 'idi 

 ser., xi, Aug., 1876, p. 5046. 



1876. NiCHOLLS, H., Jr. Night Heron [Nyctiardea grisea] near Kingsbridge. <^ Zo- 

 ologist, 2d ser., xi, Mar., 1876, pp. 4843, 4844. 



1876. Stevenson, H. Purple Heron [Ardea purpurea] in Norfolk. <^ Zoologist, 2d 



ser., xi. Mar., 1876, p. 4843. 



1877. Nelson, E. W. The Louisiana Heron [Demiegretta ludoviciaua] in Indiana. 



< Bnll. mitt. Ornith. Club, ii, No. 2, Apr., 1877, p. 51. 



1877. REicnEXOAV, A. Systei:iatische Uebersicht der Schreitvogel (Gressores), einer 

 natiirlicheu, die Ibidae, Ciconidae, Phoenicopteridae, Scopidae, Balaenicipi- 

 dae und Ardeidae umfasseuden Ordnung. <; J. f. 0., Apr., 1877, pp. 113-171, 

 pll. i, ii; July, 1877, pp. 225-277. 



Da dieser Jahrgang gerade gebundcn wurde, war es mir nicht mbglioh denselben einzu- 

 sehen. 



1877. [Scott, W. E. D.] Notes on the Habits of the Least Bittern (Ardetta exilis). 



< The Country, 1, 1877, pp. 91, 103. 



1878. A[llen], J. A. Ridgway's Studies of the American Herodiones. < Bull. Nutt. 



OmiWi,. C/«ft, iii. No. 4, Oct., 1878, pp. 182, 183. 

 Review of the paper iu Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv. Terr., iv, pp. 219-251, Feb. 5, 1878. 



1878. A[llen], J. A. Reiclienow's Review of the Herons and their Allies. <^ Bull. 

 JSTntt. Ornith. Club, iii. No. 4, Oct., 1878, pp. 183-185. 



Extended review of the ,, Systematische Uebersicht der Schreitvogel," in: Cab. Journ. 

 fur Ornith. Jatirg., xxv, Apr.-July, 1877, pp. 113-171, 225-278. 



1878. [Garlick, T.] a Large Heronry [of Ardea herodias]. <[ Forest and Stream, ix, 

 Jan. 17, 1878, p. 451. 



1878. " H. W. T. E." Booming of the Bittern [Botaurus lentiginosus]. <:^ Forest and 

 Stream, x, April 25, 1878, p. 216. 



1878. LocKWOOD, S. The Night Herons [Nyctiardea grisea ntevia], and their Ex- 

 odus. < Jm. Nat., xii, No. 1, 1878, pp. 27-35. 

 Vivacious and interesting account of the habits. 



1878. RiDGWAY, R. studies of the American Herodiones. — Part I. — Synopsis of the 

 American Genera of Ardeidse and Ciconiidis ; including Descrijitions of three 

 New Genera, and a Monograph of the Americau Species of the Genus Ardea, 

 Linn. <:^Bull4 U. S. Geol. and Geogr. Surv. Terr., iv. No. 1, Feb. 5, 1878, p^j. 

 219-251, fig. 



No second Part of the "Studies " has appeared. 



Synonymy and diagnosis of the "order " Herodiones — Altricial Grallatores, \\ 219. — Synopsis 

 of the American Herodioniue families, p. 220; there are live: Cancromidce, Ardeidce, Cieonii- 

 dee, Ibididce, Plataleidce. — Synopsis of the American genera of Arrfridoe, p. 223; these sixteen : 

 Ardea, Herodias, Oarzctta, Dichromanassa (g. n., p. 224), Hydranassa (Bd., 1858), Florida, Bu- 

 torides, Syrigma (g. n., p. 224), Pilhcrodius, Nyctiardea, Kyctherodiu.i, Agamia. Tigrisomn, 

 Zebrilus, Botaurus, Ardctta. — Monograph of the American species of the genus Ardea, p. 226 ; 

 four species: A. oecidentalis A.w\. (to which A. w!/rd«>!(T7miBd. isrefei-red), A. herodias, A.cin- 

 erea (of Europe), A. cocoi; very full accounts of which, with copious synonymy, are given. — 

 Description of two new Americau genera of Ardeidw, p. 246, being Dichromanassa and 

 Syrig7na, as above given. — Synopsis of the American subfamilies and genera of Cieoniidoe, p. 

 248; the family being dividet into Giconiinoe and Tantalince, with Euxenura (g. n., p. 249:= 

 IHssoura Cab., 1850) and Mycteria as genera. (See P. Z. 8., 1878, p. 633, and Ibis. 1878, pp. 

 475-477. 



1878. Rowley, G. D. On Sussex Heronries. <[JSowi. Orw. ilfisc, iii, pt. xii, Jan., 1878, 

 pp. 65-74, pll. Ixxxix, xc. 



