184 Cincinnnti Society of Katii.ral Ilisfory. 



202. Herodias egretta, Gra^y. — Great White Egret. — A rather 

 frequent visitant from the south in August and September. 



203. Garzetta candidissima, Graelin. — Little White Egret. — One 

 specimen {Dury). 



204. *BuTORiDES viRESCENS, LinujBus. — Green Heron : " Fly-iqj-the- 

 Creek.-^ — A common summer resident. May — October. 



205. Nyctiardea grisea, far. n^via, Allen. — American Night Heron. 

 — A rare spring and fall migrant. 



206. BoTAURUS MINOR. Boie. — American Bittern. — A rather common 

 spring and fall migrant. 



207. Ardetta*exilis, Gray. — Least Bittern. — Rare spring and fall 

 migrant. 



Order Alectorides : Cranes, Eails, etc. 

 Family Gruid^ : Cranes. 



208. Grus AMERICANA, Temmiuck. Whooping Crnie. A rare mi- 

 grant on the Ohio and tributaries. Two or three specimens known 

 from this vicinity. 



209. Grus canadensis, Temminck. — Sand-hill Crane. — Two speci- 

 mens of this species are reported to have been taken in this vicinity. 

 It has also been identified by Dr. Raymond, at Brookville, Ind. 



Family Rallid^: Hails. 



210. Rallus elegans, Auduboii. — King Rail; Fresh-irafer Marsh 

 Hen. — A rare migrant. April, May and October. 



211. Rallus virginianus, Linnteas. — Virginia Bail. — Migrant in 

 May and October. Not common. 



212. PoRZANA CAROLINA, Cabauis. — Sora Bail. — Common migrant in 

 April, May and September. 



213. PoRZANA NOVEBORACENSis, Cassiu. — Little Yelhnc Bail.- -A rare 

 spring and fall migrant. 



214. Gallinula galeata, Bonaparte.— i^/or/(7« Gallinnle. — A rare 

 migrant. A specimen in Mr. Harry Hunt's collection, taken at Valley- 

 Junction in April, 1876. 



215. PoRPHYRio martinica, Tenimiuck. — Purple Gallinule. A rare 

 migrant in April and May. Four specimens taken in this vicinity in 

 1877. Has not been observed in the fall. 



216. Fulica AMERICANA, Gmeliu. — Coot; 3Iud Hen. — An uncommon 

 spring and fall migrant. Thousands seen at St. Clary's Reservoir in 

 October, where I have known them to disappear '' between two da.ys,"' at 



