KYCTIARDEA GEISEA VAR. N^VIA, NIGHT HERON. 523 



2s"TCTIAEDEA GEISEA var. N^YIA, (Bodd.) Allen. 



Asncrican Night Heron. 



Botaurus narius, Buiss., Oru. v, 1760, ■IC)2. 



Jrdea narlu, Bodd., PlaiuL. Enluiii. Tabl. 1784, pi. 939 (young). {Gray.) 



Nyctiardea na'via, Gi;ay, Haml-list, iii, 1671, 33, No. 10175. 



Xyctkorox vcrvia, Gi:ay, G. of B. iii, 558.— Scl. & Salv., P. Z. S. 1873, 30."> (Eastern Pern). 



J^'ycfiardca griisea var. luvvia, Ai.len, Bull. M. C. Z. iii, 1872, 182. — COUES, Key, 1872, 269. 



^\iicficnra.r }iriscii8, Reinii., Vid. Nat. For. 1870, 25 (Brazil). — Allex, Bull. M. Z. C. ii, 359. 



{^) Ardcajamoicevsis, GM.,Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 625. — Lath., lud. Oru. li, 1790, 679 (Ja- 

 inaica Xlyht Heron of Geu. Syu. v, 54 ; rather J. violaccHs). 



Jrdea hoactli, Gyi., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 630. — Lath., luil. Oru. ii, 1790,700 {A. mexicana 

 crii^iala, Bkiss. v, 218 ; Day Heron of Geu. Syu. v, 100). 



Ardea (/ardeiii, G'si., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 645. — Lath., lud. Orn. ii, 1790, 685 (G«?-(7(Hi«H 

 and Spotted Heron, Geu. Syn. 70, 71 ; Arct. Zool, No. 355). 



Xycticorax qardeni, Jai;i)., Notes Wils. Oru. — Bp., C. A. ii, 1855, 141. — Guxdl., J. f. O. iv, 

 1856, 346.— SCL. P. Z. S. 1860, 387.— Scl. «fc Saev. P. Z. S., 1866, 1S9 (E. Peru). 



Nyctiardea (/ardeni, Bd.,B N. A. 1858,678.— Coop, ifc Suck.. N. H. Wash Ter. 1860,223.— 

 Wheat.; Ohio Agric. Rep. 1860, No. 189 (rare).— Coues & Pkext.. S. I. Rep. 

 1861, 415 (occasional).- BoAiiDM., Pr. Bost. Soc. ix, 1862, 128.— Vep.k., Pr. Ess. 

 Inst, iii, 1862, 158 (Maine, breeding). — Allex, ibid, iv, 1864, 76 (breeding abun- 

 dantly).— Coles, ibid. V, 1668, 290.— MclLWK., ibid, v, 1866, 92 (common).— 

 Coues, Pr. Phila, Acad. 1866,95 (Arizona). — Lawu., Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii, 1866, 

 292.— Coles, Pr. Bost. Soc. xii, 1868, 123 (South Carolina) — Tlti;nb., B. E. Pa. 

 1869, 28.— Allicx, Mem. Bost. Soc. i, 1868, 507 (Illinois).— Mayx., Guide, 1870, 

 144.— Sxow, B. Kans. 1873, 9. 



Xycfiardea yrisea var. gardeni, RiDC.w., Ann. Lye. N. Y. x, 1874, 386 (Illinois). 



Ardea nycticorax, WiLS., Am. Oru. vii, 1813, 101, pi. 6), f. 2 (not of Linnatis). — Bp., Obs. 

 Wils. 1825, No. 193 ; Svn. 1828, 306.— Aud., Oru. Biog. iii, 1635, 275 ; v, 1839, 

 600 ; I)]. 236 ; Syu. 1839, 261 ; B. Am. vi, 1843, 82, pi. 363. 



Ardea maculata, Fihsch, Av. ii, pi. 9. 



Ardea di.^cors, Nutt., Man. ii, 1834, .54. 



Xyciicorax amerieo'iuts, Bp., List, 1838, 48. — TsCH., Fn. Peru, 50.— GosSE, B. Jam. 1847, 344. 



Hab. — United States and British Provinces. Breeds abundantly in New England. 

 Winters in the South and beyond. Part of the West Indies. Mexico. Central Amer- 

 ica. South America (Peru, Taehudi, Sehiter 4'- Salviii; Chili, Darivin ; Bva/W, PeJzeln; 

 Falkland, Selater). (Compare A. obscitra, Lichtenisteiii.) 



Not obtained by the Expeditions. 



Observed by ine oii the Eed River of the North, ucar Pembina, Dakota, 

 iu May. Like the A. herodicDi aud Botaums minor ., this species goes quite 

 far north — a little beyond the limits of the United States. It breeds iu 

 suitabh'. places throughout its range, iu colonies, sometimes of great 

 exteut; and is resident iu the South. 



BOTAUEUS MINOE, (Gm.) Boie. 

 American Bittern. 



Botaurnn freti-hudsonis, Biass , Orn. v, 449, pi. 37, f. 1. — Degl., Oru. ii, 309. 



Ardea freli-hiidKoiiin, Schleoel, Mus. I'ays-Bas; Ardea; p. 49. 



Ardea liiid><oiiia.s, Mehp.., Ersch. Grub. Ency. v. 175. 



Ardea .^telhiris var., Foh.st., Phil. Tran.s. Ixii, 1772, 410. 



Ardea uteUarin var. 3, Ilotanrun freii-hiidxohi-s, Lath., Iiul. Oru. ii, 1790, 680 (Einv., pi. 

 13(): Gen. Syn. v, 58; Arct. Zool, ii, 451.) 



Ardea uteUarin var. B, minor, Gm., Svst. Nat. i, 17^-^, 635. 



Anlea minor, Wils., Am. Orn. viii, 1^14. 35. pi. 65, f. 3.— Bp., Obs. Wils. 1825, No. 186.— 

 All)., Oru. Biog. iv, 1838, 296, pi. 337.— Newu., P. R. R. Rep. vi, 1^57, 96 (Cali- 

 fornia and Oregon). 



Botaurus minor, lUni:, Isis, 1826, 979. — Br., List, 1838,48: Cousp. ii, 1855, 136.— Gi'xdl., 

 J. f. (). iv, 1K56, 346 (Cuba).— (Jkav, Hand-list, iii, 1871, 32, No. 111163.— CoUKS, 

 Key, 1872, 269. 



Ardea hnlit/inom. Mont., Orn. Diet. Sui)pl. 1S13.— .Jex.. Man. 191— Leaiii, C.it. 33. — 

 Tem.al, Man. Orn. iv, :!8I.— 1 i.k^l, Brit. An. 9(i.— Evt., Brit. B. 37. —Keys. & 

 Blas., Wirb. Eur. 80.— Sai!.. Frankl. Journ. 683.— S\v. & Rich., F. B. -\. ii, 1831, 



