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Ardea egretta Guu'l. Anurlain I'ljrit. 



Koticed occasionally in tiic Upper riiiciainonto Valley, and at Hum- 

 boldt Bay. 



Ardea virescens Limi. (Ircen Heron. 



1 found this specitis onl^^ twice in Northern California. It was ob- 

 tained near Yreka, August 20, and at Red Bluff, May 0. These speci- 

 mens were noticed by Mr. Uidgway to be of rather unusual appear- 

 ance, the fulvous-white edging of the wing coverts being broader in 

 pattern than in any other specimens with which they were compared. 

 This may be peculiar to the Greeu Herons of the Pacific slope, but the 

 scarcity of specimens from that region does not admit of any satisfac- 

 torj' conclusions being arrived at. 



Nycticorax nycticorax naevius (Bodd.). Black-crowned Night Heron. 



The Black-crowned Xight Heron, which was found in abundance at 

 its established "roosts" on Eel River, in Humboldt County, was seen 

 but once in the interior, a specimen having been shot on Lower Pitt 

 River in the spring of 1883. 



Family GRUID.E. Cranks. 



Grus mexicana (Liuu.). Sandhill Crane. 



Cranes were seen occasionally on the plains south of Red Blufl" in the 

 fall, and one was seen on a mountain meadow east of Mount Lassen in 

 June. 



Family RALLID^E. Rails, Gallixules, and Coots. 



Rallus virginianus Liuii. Virginia Bail. 



Recorded by Dr. Newberry as common throughout California, and by 

 Mr. Henshaw as numerous about all marshy lakes. 



Porzana Carolina (Linn.). Sora. 



Only met with near the mouth of Mad River, Humboldt County, 

 where two specimens were obtained November 24, 1885. 



Porzana noveboracensis (Giiiol.). Yelloio Bail. 



This Rail, heretofore unknown on the I'acific sloj>e, was found by Mr. 

 Charles Fiebig at Humboldt Bay, a s|)ecimen having been taken in the 

 marsh at the outlet of Freshwater Creek in 1884. This bird was accom- 

 panied by another of apparently the same species, which could not be 

 secured. 



Fulica aniericana Ginel. American Coot. 



Numerous in all tule marshes, lakes, an<i other localities frequented 

 by water birds. Abundant in the coast region. 



Family PHALAROPODID.E. Piiai.aiiopks. 

 Crymophilns fulicarius (Liiiii.). I!(d Bhahiropr. 



The collection of Mr. Fiebig, of Eureka, (^ontains :i spin-imen of this 

 bird shot at Humboldt Bay in May, 188.'3. 



