THE BAHAMA ISLANDS 359 



Order Pkocellaeiiformes (Tube-nosed Swimmers). 



Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl) (Wilson's Petrel). New Providence. 



Pufflnus Iherminieri Lesson $ (Antillean Shearwater). Abaco, New Providence, 



Andros, Green Cay (near New Providence), Washerwomen Cays, Ship Channel 



Cays. 

 Pufflnus gravis (O'Reilly) (Greater Shearwater). New Providence. 



Order Ciconiiformes (Stork-like Birds, Herons, etc.). 



Phaeihon americanus Grant:}: (American Tropic Bird). Abaco, New Providence, 

 Great Inagua, Cay Lobos, Long Rock (Bxuma), Water Cay (Ragged Island), 

 Cay Verde (30 miles east of Great Ragged Island). 



Sula cyanops Sundevall :j: (Blue-faced Booby). San Domingo Cay. 



Sula leucogastra BoddiBrt^ (Booby). Miraporvos, Great Ragged Island, San Do- 

 mingo Cay, Cay Lobos (?), at Sea. 



Phalacrocorax dilophus floridanus (Audubon) J (Florida Cormorant). Great Ba- 

 hama, Biminis, Andros, Abaco, New Providence, Watlings Island (?)," Cay 

 Lobos. 



Phalacrocorax mexicanus (Brandt):]: (Mexican Cormorant). Watlings Island. 



Pelecanus occidental is (Linne) % (Brown Pelican). Abaco, Biminis, Berry Islands, 

 Andros. 



Fregata aguila Linne :j: (Man-o'-War Bird). Great Bahama, Biminis, Berry Islands, 

 Abaco, New Providence, Andros, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Rum Cay, Watlings 

 Island, Great Inagua, Cay Lobos, Washerwomen Cays. 



Phosnicopterus rxiher Linne $ (American Flamingo). Abaco, Andros, Little Inagua, 

 Great Inagua, Long Island, Mariguana. 



Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu) (American Bittern). New Providence. 



Ardetta exilis (Gmelin) $ (Least Bittern). Great Bahama, New Providence. 



Ardea herodias Linne J (Great Blue Heron). Biminis, Berry Islands, New Provi- 

 dence, Andros, Great Inagua. 



Herodias egretta (Gmelin) | (American Egret). New Providence, Andros, Eleuth- 

 era, Watlings Island, Long Island. 



Egretta candidissivia (Gmelin) $ (Snowy Heron). Great Bahama, Great Inagua. 



Dichromanassa rufescetis (Gmelin) J (Reddish Egret). Great Bahama, Abaco, New 

 Providence, Andros, North Caicos, Grand Caicos, East Caicos. 



Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis (Gosse) | (Louisiana Heron). Berry Islands, New 

 Providence, Andros, Watlings Island, Mariguana, North Caicos, Grand Caicos, 

 East Caicos, Fortune Island. 



Florida cwrulea (Linne) % (Little Blue Heron). New Providence, Andros. 



Butorides virescens (Linne) (Green Heron). Winter migrant to the Bahamas. 



Butorides virescens baliamensis (Brewster) f| (Bahama Heron). Abaco, Little 

 Abaco, Biminis, New Providence, Andros, Eleuthera, Rum Cay, Watlings Island, 

 Long Island. 



Nycticorax nycticorax na-vius (Boddgert) (Black-crowned Night Heron). Abaco, 

 Andros. 



Nyctanassa violacea (Linne) t (Yellow-crowned Night Heron). Abaco, Hog Cay 

 (off Great Abaco), Little Abaco, Biminis, Berry Islands. Eleuthera, New Provi- 

 dence, Andros, Green Cay, Little Exuma, Mariguana, Great Inagua. Watlings 

 Island, Long Island, Cay Lobos. 



Plegadis atitumnalis (Linne) (Glossy Ibis). Cay Lobos. 



Ajaia ajaja (Linne) % (Roseate Spoonbill). Great Inagua, Biminis. 



^^We only found P. mexicanus on Watlings, but Cory records this form. 



