PALAMEOElDiE. 135 



Botaurus lentiginosus (Mont.). 



Botaurus miuoi-, Cones, B. X.-U'cgf, p. 023 (1874). 



Botaurus lentiginosus, Dresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. L'8l) (1878); Baird, 

 Brewer 4' Itidyic. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 67 (1884j ; Seebohm, 

 Brit. Birds, ii. p. oOti, pi. 39 (1884) ; id. Et/f/s of Brit. Birds, p. 6o 

 (1890) ; Shcuye, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 2-59 (1898) ; id. Hand-L 

 i. p. 204 (1899) ; Nehrk. Knt. Eiersamml. p. 233 (1899). 



The e.uigs; of the American Bittern are slightly smaller thafl 

 those of B. Stella ris, but do not otherwise differ from them. 



1. North America. Old Collection. 



1. Canada. Old Collection. 



2. Canada. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 1. Canada. Crowley Bequest. 



1. River St Croix, New Brunswick Seebohm Coll. 



{If. E. Dresser). 



1. Massacliusetts (Heitshaic Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Maryland (7'. .1/. Breicer). Crowley Bequest. 

 (*). Illinois. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Rockford, Illinois (Blackman : Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Smiths. Inst.). 

 1. Wi.'^cousin {Kumlien ; Tristram Crowlev Bequest. 



Coll.). 



Ortier P A L A M E D E I F O R M E S. 



Sub-Order PALAMEDEJL. 



Family FALAMFDEID.E. 



Genus CHAUNA, Illifj. 



Chauna cristata (Sumns.). 



Palamedea chavaria, a2)i'd Tliieu. Eortpjlanz. f/ef:. f%. tab. Iv. fig. 4 

 (1840-54) : Duniford, Ilns, 1878, p. 63; fiibson, Urn, 1880, p. 16.i ; 

 Scl. P. Z. S. 1889, ]). .■)86; id. \- Iluds. Arqent. Orn. ii. p. 119 

 (1889) ; Holland, I/ns, 1890, p. 427 ; 1892, p. 206. 



Chauna cristata, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. x.vvii. p. 6 (1895) ; Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 241 (1899) ; von Iheriwj, Rev. Mus. Paulista. 

 iv. p. 278 (1900) ; Shurpe, Hand-l. ii. (errata, vol. i.) (1900). 



The esgs of the Crested Screamer vary from a regular oval to an 

 elliptical shape. They are white, occasionally tinged with either 

 pale buff or extremely pale green, and the shell is compact and 

 smooth. Specimens measure from 3'2o to 3'G5 in length, and from 

 2-2 to 2-35 in breadth. 



