on the Birds of St. (,'roi.v. 263 



Aud. pi. 336. A. jamaicensis, and A. cayanensis, Gmel. [nee 

 Selby). "Grey Gaulin." 



Not very common, and generally inhabiting the Mangrove 

 swamps, though leaving them to feed in the interior of the 

 island. Towards evening one may often see this species soar- 

 ing at a vast height. It breeds, we are inclined to believe, in 

 St. Croix ; but we never obtained its eggs. 



"An adult male, shot July 25th, 1857, had the bill black, 

 pale yellow about the base ; iris and orbit bright golden-yellow ; 

 legs and feet bright knig^s- yellow, the larger scutellations deep 

 brown. The stomach of this example, which was killed about 

 three o'clock in the afternoon, was quite empty." — A. N. 



This species when immature may be easily recognized from 

 the common American Night Heron {Nyctiardea gardenii, Baird), 

 which is found in Jamaica and some of the other West Indian 

 islands, by its much stouter bill, the more rufous colouring of 

 the upper parts, especially the crown of the head, and the almost 

 entire absence of the light-coloured triangular spots which tip 

 each feather of the back and shoulders *. 



48. [?]_(?) Egret. Egretta {?) — {T}. "White Heron." 

 White Herons are said to have been seen not unfrequently in 



St. Croix ; but we are unable to say whether more than one 

 species occurs, or to suggest which it may be. 



" I saw a white Heron about the size of the species last 

 noticed, at Krausse's Lagoon, August 14th, 1858." — E. N. 



49. [?] Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias, L. ; Wils. 

 pi. 65. fig. 2 ; Aud. pi. 211. " Heron." 



" In Mai'ch and April, and again in August, 1857, I occa- 

 sionally saw an example or so of what must, from its size, have 

 been this species, though I never procured a specimen." — A. N. 



" This bird may possibly breed in the island, as I observed 



* A bird shot at Great Yarmouth, in May 1824, being considered to 

 belong to this species (Youell, in Linn. Trans, xiv. p. 588), the " Cayenne 

 Night Heron " has accordingly been inserted in the British Hst by Mr. 

 Selby (Brit. Oni. ii. ^•^^'■i) and some other authors; but this specimen 

 still exists in the collection of Mr. J. H. Gurney, and the opinion of that 

 gentleman and Mr. W.R. Fisher on the point may be seen in their admirable 

 •• Account of Birds found in Norfolk " (' Zoologist,' 184fi, p. 1322). 



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