178 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



saw a few about the cays, and it is probable that the species breeds 

 on some of the more retired of these islands. 



12. Ardea herodias adoxa Oberholser. West Indian Blue Heron, 



Ardea herodias (not of Linnaeus) Poey, Mem. Hist. Nat. Cuba, 1851, 427 (Nueva 

 Gerona, fide Gundlach). — Cory, Cat. W. Indian Birds, 1892, 89 (I. of Pines, in 

 geog. distr.). — Bangs & Zappey, Am. Nat. XXXIX, 1905, 186 (cays off coast 

 and the Cienaga; crit.). — Read, I. of Pines News, VI, Dec. 27, 1913 (I. of Pines, 

 not common; descr.). — Read, Bird-Lore, XVI, 1914, 50 (Santa Barbara). 



" Ward's Heron" (error) Read, Forest and Stream, LXXIII, 1909, 452 (I. of Pines). 

 — Read, Oologist, XXVI, 1909, 102, and XXX, 1913, 130 (I. of Pines, rare); 

 XXVIII, 1911, 10 (Nuevas River), 113 (West McKinley, rare); XXX, 1913, 

 123 (Pine River). 



Ardea herodias adoxa Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XLIII, 1912, 544 (I. 

 of Pines, in geog. distr.). — Cooke, Bull. Biol. Survey, No. 45, 1913, 37 (I. of 

 Pines; crit.). 



"Great Blue Heron" Read, Oologist, XXX, 1913, 125 (Santa Barbara), 168 (Los 

 Indios). — Read, I. of Pines News, VI, Apr. 25, 1914 (Pine River). 



Ardea herodias wardi? Read, Oologist, XXVIII, 1911, 11 (I. of Pines); XXX, 

 1913. 132 (Nuevas River). 



Ardea herodias repens (not of Bangs and Zappey?) Bangs, Auk, XXXII, 1915, 484, 

 part (I. of Pines; crit.). 



One specimen: Los Indios. 



This bird, shot November 23, is in immature dress, with much more 

 rufescent suffusion below than in any of the specimens of A. h. herodias 

 and A. h. wardi of the same age available for comparison, although no 

 especial difference in the color of the upper parts is observable. The 

 middle wing-coverts are old and worn, while the greater and most of 

 the lesser series are fresh. Without additional material I do not at- 

 tempt to discuss the claims of this particular form to recognition, 

 further than to state that it certainly cannot be confused with A. h. 

 wardi. 



Great Blue Herons are rather common throughout the island, and 

 were noted at almost all the localities visited by Mr. Link, wherever 

 there was water. They unquestionably breed on certain of the out- 

 lying cays, whence young in the downy stage brought back by fisher- 

 men were examined. No nests were discovered on the mainland, 

 although there is no reason why the birds should not breed there upon 

 occasion. Mr. Read has also observed them frequently in the course 

 of his peregrinations in the northern part of the island, but his identi- 

 fication of the individuals seen as belonging to the Florida form is 

 obviously in error. He writes that he took but one specimen, which 

 he shot at Pine River on July 12, 191 1. 



