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*217. Actiturus bartrainius Bon. Upland Plover. Common 

 summer resident. 



218. Tryngites rufescens Cab. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 

 Bather uncommon spring and autumn visitant. 



219. Numenius iongirostris Wils. Long-billed Curlew. A 

 not very common spring and autumn visitant. 



220. Numenius Imdsonicus Lath. II udsonian Curlew. Bare 

 spring and fall migrant. 



221. Numenius borealis Lath. Esquimaux Curlew. Rather 

 common spring and autumn migrant. 



222. Falcinellus igneus Gray. (H>is ordi auct.) Glossy Ibis. 

 Accidental. Several records of its occurrence, but only one recent 

 (Nantucket, Sept., 1869, Allen, Am. Nat., Ill, Feb., 1870, C37). 



*223. Ardea herodias Linn. Great Blue Heron. A not com- 

 mon summer resident. 



224. Ardea egretta Gm. Great White Egret. Accidental. 

 Several comparatively recent instances of its capture have been re- 

 corded. (Hudson, Ashland, and Lynn, Allen, Am. Nat., Ill, Feb., 

 1870, C37; Westford, 1873, Bardie, Am. Nat., VII, G03.) 



225. Ardea candidissima Jacq. Little White Egret. Acci- 

 dental. There are fewer recorded instances of the occurrence of this 

 species than the preceding, and none recent. 



226. Ardea cserulea Linn. Little Blue Heron. Accidental. 

 No recent record of its occurrence. 



*227. Ardea virescens Linn. Green Heron. Common summer 

 resident. 



*228. Nyctiardea grisea var. naevia Allen. Night Heron. 

 Common summer resident. Stragglers have been observed at Cam- 

 bridge in winter. 



229. Nyctiardea violacea Stcain. Yellow-crowned Night 

 Heron. Accidental. One record (Lynn, Oct., 18G2, Allen, Am. Nat., 

 Ill, Feb.. 1870, G37). 



"230. Botaurus minor Bon. Bittern. Common summer resi- 

 dent. 



*231. Ardetta exilis Gray. Least Bittern. Not generally com- 

 mon, but rather frequent at some localities. 



232. Rallus Iongirostris Bodd. Clapper Rail; Salt-water 

 Marsh Hen. Accidental. One instance (Boston Harbor, May 4, 

 1S75, Bardie, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, Jan., 1877, 22). Has been re- 

 peatedly taken in Connecticut (Merriam, Rev. Birds Conn., 1877, 115). 



233. Rallus elegans And. King Kail; Fresh-water Hkn. Ac- 

 cidental. One instance (Nahant, Nov. 21, 1815, Bur die, Bull. Nutt. 

 Orn. Club, II, Jan., 1877, 22). A rare summer resident in Southern 

 Connecticut (Merriam, Rev. Birds Conn., 115). 



