or observed in the Republic of Honduras, c^r. 313 



there is a veiy good show of grallatorial birds. My specimen 

 measured 36i inches in length. Plumage entirely white ; beak 

 and irides yellow ; legs and feet black. 



77. White Egret. [Demiegretta pealii ?) 



Plentiful in all suitable localities ; as much so as Herodias 

 bubulcus is in Egypt, which bird this species much resembles. 

 I have seen trees overhanging the water in the Bay of Fonseca 

 nearly covered with them. Measures 21 inches in length. 

 Plumage white, with the exception of a little greyish-black at 

 the tips of the wings and on the crest ; legs and feet pale green. 



78. Tiger Bittern. {Tigrisoma tigrinum.) 



I shot a pair of these birds on Bird Island, in Fonseca Bay, 

 and saw another pair on a tree in the village of Lamani, near 

 Comayagua. 



79. "White Ibis. [Ibis alba.) 



I saw one when passing up the Nacaome River. It was sitting 

 on a branch of a mangrove tree overhanging the water, but I 

 could not delay the boat in order to shoot it. I also observed 

 several other GralUe on the banks of this river; among them a 

 very small Bittern. Also a bird with a broad bill, possibly 

 Cancroma cochlearia ; and a small blue Egret, much resembling 

 the Blue Gaulin of Jamaica. I saw this last species in many 

 locaUties, and it seemed to be common. At the Lake of Yojoa 

 were some Herons of unusually large size, but I was unable to 

 get near them. I found a specimen of Tantalus loculator lying 

 dead near the village of Lamani. A young Night-Heron [Nycti- 

 corax gardeni) was also shot by Mr. Edwards at Fonseca Bay. 



80. Ajierican Curlew. [Numenius hudsonicus.) 



This species is smaller than the English bird. I found them 

 abundant on the shores of Fonseca Bay, where they used to sit 

 on the branches of the mangrove trees overhanging the water. 

 Colonel Stanton shot some, and we found them good eating. 



81. KiLDEER Plover. {yEgialites voci/crus.) 



I saw these birds on Tigre Island, where I shot some ; also on 

 the oi)cn part of the plain of Comayagua. 



