264 BUFF-BACKED HERON. 



GREAT WHITE EGRET. 



ARDEA ALBA. 



Genus Ardea. 



White Heron. An accidental straggler of rarer 

 occurrence than the bird last named. Has been ob- 

 tained about a score of times, chiefly in the eastern 

 counties of England and Scotland. 



LITTLE EGRET. 



ARDEA GARZETTA. 



Genus Ardea. 



A very rare accidental visitor, which has occurred 

 probably less than a dozen times in the present 

 century. 



SQUACCO HERON. 



ARDEA COMATA. 



Genus Ardea. 



A rare straggler. It has been obtained in several 

 of the southern and eastern counties, also two or 

 three times in Ireland. 



BUFF-BACKED HERON. 



ARDEA BUBULCUS. 

 Genus Ardea. 



Has been obtained three times in England. 



