244 BIRDS OF BERMUDA. 



tiful male from Hungry Bay on the 4th of May, 1875. It was in com- 

 pany with a white bird, perhaps an immature specimen of the same 

 species. 



125. Ardea virescens, Linn. Green Heron. 



Ardeavirescens, Linn., Gm., Lath., Wils., Bp., Wagl., Nutt., Aud., Gir., Sund.^ 



Coues. 

 Ardea (Botaurus) virescens, Bp. 

 Herodias virescens, Boie, Bp., Gosse. 

 Egretta virescens, Sw. 

 Butorides virescetis, Bp., Scl., Scl. & Salv., Bd., Newton, and most recent 



^authors. 

 Ardea ludoviciana, Gm.,Lath. 

 Ardea chloroptera et maculata, Bodd. 



Length, 15 ; wing, 7^. 



Hab, — United States generally, breeding throughout and wintering 

 in the south; Canada West; Mexico; West Indies; Central America 

 to Venezuela. (Coues.) 



Occurs on both migrations, sometimes in considerable numbers in 

 the spring, frequenting the dense mangroves, and being uncommonly 

 hard to obtain. Lieutenant Denison and I each shot two beautiful 

 specimens in April, 1875. 



Genus Nyctiardea, Sw. 



126. Nyctiardea grisea var. ncevia, (Bodd.) Allen. American Night Heron. 



Botaurus nwvius, Briss. 



Ardea nwina, Bodd. 



Nyctiardea ncevea, Gray. 



Nycticorax ncevia, Gray, Scl. & Salv. 



Nyctiardea grisea var. ncevia, Allen, Couea. 



Nycticorax griseus, Reinh, Allen. 



Ardea hoactli, Gm., Lath. 



Ardea gardeni, Gm., Lath. 



Nycticorax gardeni, Jard., Sp., Gundl,, Scl., Scl. & Salv. 



Nyctiardea gardeni, Bd., Coop. & Suck., and many late U. S. authors. 



Nyctiardea grisea var. gardeni, Eidg. 



Ardea nycticorax, Wils., Bp., Aud. 



Ardea discors, Nutt. 



Nycticorax americanus, Bp., Tsch., Gosse. 



Length, about 25; wing, 12.50; tarsus, 3.15; bill, 3.10. 



Hah. — United States and British Provinces ; breeds abundantly in 

 New England ; winters in the South and beyond. Part of West Indies, 

 Mexico, Central America, South America. 



Immature birds are not uncommon in the larger mangrove swamjis 

 in the autumn and winter, but none have yet been obtained in adult 

 plumage. One examined by Mr. Hurdis, shot on the 9th February, 



