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had the irides bright carmine, and the long filamentous plumes of the 

 occiput beginning to appear. These birds sit motionless among the 

 mangroves, and when disturbed fly into the tops of the thickest trees, 

 whence tiiey are very hard to dislodge. I obtained a few specimens 

 during my stay. 



127. Nyctiardea violacea, (Linn.) Sw. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. 



Ardea violacea, Linn., Gm., Lath., Wils., Bp., Aud. 



Ardea (Botaurus) violacea, Bp., Nutt. 



Nyctiardea violacea, Sw. 



Nycticorax violaceus, Bp. 



Nyctherodius violaceus, Reich., Bp., Gundl. 



Ardea jamaicensis, Gm. 



Ardea cayanensis, Gm. 



Ardea sexsetacea, Vieil. 



Ardea callocephala, Wagl. 



Length, 24; wing, 12; tarsus, .3.70; bill, 2.78. 

 Hab. — South Atlantic and Gulf States. South America. (Baird.) 

 Unlike its congener, this Heron has occurred in the plumage of tho 

 adult. Mr. Bartram has obtained several fine specimens. I obtained 

 two myself, but both were in the spotted garb of youth. There is a 

 great similarity between the young of these two species, but violacea 

 may always be distinguished in any plumage, by its longer tarsus and 

 shorter bill. Occurs pretty regularly in small numbers, usually in 

 autumn, but occasionally in spring. One of my specimens was shot as 

 early as the 3d August. 



Genus Botaurus, Steph. 



128. Botaurus lentiginosus, (Mont.) Steph. American Bittern. 



Botaurus freti-hiidsonis, Briss., Degl. 



Ardea freti-hudsonis, Schl. 



Ardea hndsonias, Merr. 



Ardea stellaris var., Forst. 



Ardea stellaris var. [i. 



Botaurus freti-hudsonis, Lath. 



Ardea stellaris var. /3. minor, Gm. 



Ardea viinor, Wils., Bp., Aud. 



Botaurus minor, Boie., Bp., GundL, Gray, Coaes. 



Ardea lentiginosa, Mont., Jen., Leach., Temm., Flem., Eyt., Keys. & Blas.^ 



Sab., Sw. «& Rich., Nutt., And., Gir., Trippe. 

 Botaurus lentiginosus, Steph., Gray, Bd., Coop. «fe Suck., Coues, Hayd., Cass.^ 



Mayn,, Dress., Salv., and many recent authors. 

 Butor lentiginosus, Jard. 

 Butor americana, Sw. 

 Ardea mokoko, Vieil., Wagl. 

 Ardea adspasa, Licht. 



