78 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 99 



47. Branta canadensis Jiutchinsi. — Bernaise, brant, Marksville, 

 La.; little honkers, China geese, Fresno, Calif. (Tyler). 



Plataleidae. 



48. Ajaia ajaja. — Flamingo, Corpus Christi, Tex. (Johnson, S. 

 M., Forest and Stream, 13, No. 6, Sept. 11, 1879, p. 625). 



ArdeidaEw 



49. Botaurus lentiginosus. — Years ago J. E. Todd published (see 

 bibliography) a list of names for the bittern of which the follow- 

 ing presumably were gathered in the United States: bog-bull, bog- 

 bumper, garde-soleil, Indian hen, Indian pullet, look-up, mire-drum, 

 poke, stake-driver, thunder-pumper, and water-belcher. In order 

 to have in one place a ifairly complete catalog of nicknames for 

 the bittern, I have gathered the following from various sources: 

 barrel-maker, Michigan (Cook); bog-hen, Maine (Knight); bog 

 trotter, Michigan (Gibbs), butter-bump. Concord, Mass. (Bergen); 

 corker (caulker), Nevrfoundland (Harvey, also Forest and Stream, 

 3, N. 13, Nov. 5, 1874, p. 196); dunk-a-doo, New Jersey (Wilson); 

 flying fox, Indian River, Delaware (Pennock, Cassinia, 1907, p. 

 35); night-hen, Massachusetts (Nuttall); plum-pudden, Michigan 

 (Gibbs); plunkett, Plymouth, Mass. (Browne); post-driver, Illi- 

 nois (Ridgway); jumper, Minnesota (Hatch); quock, "Wallops Id., 

 Va.; shite-poke, Maine (Knight); Matinicus Id., Me.; sibitron, 

 Newark and Flemington, N. J. (E. R. Kalmbach), probably resi- 

 duum of the phase "it's a bittern"; sun-gazer, Chef Menteur, La.; 

 thunder-pump, Illinois (Forest and Stream, 6, No. 21, June 29, 

 1876, p. 237); vison-la, Marksville, La.; wop. Wallops Id., Va. Of 

 these 30 names, while 17 allude to the bird's remarkable vocal 

 efforts, only 5 are really onomatropoeic; 9 refer to habits of the 

 bittern and 7 are of other categories. 



49a. Ixirychus exilis. — Citron (undoubtedly a corruption of 

 bittern), near Alexandria, Va. 



50. Ardea herodias. — Cranky (a good name for this species, 

 which scolds so vehemently when disturbed). Wallops Revels and 

 Cobbs Ids., Va.; jo, grand-jo, Marksville, La.; jim, Hamburg, La., 

 Blue, fish or gopher crane, Fresno, Calif. (Tyler). 



51. Herodias egretta. — White crane, piglin, Hickman, Ky. (Pin- 

 dar). 



52. Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis. — Poor jo, Beaufort, N. C. 



53. Butorides virecens. — Scouck, Wallops Id., Va.; scout, Smith 

 Id., Va., Beaufort, N. C; cow-cow, Marksville, La. All these names 

 are onomatopoeic. 



54. Ni/cticorax nycticorax naevius. — Quaker, Montauk, Long 

 Island, Wop, Revels Id., Va., winter gros-bec, butor, huac, Marks- 

 ville, La. 



