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Mich.; one specimen taken April 9, 1873 — A. B. Covert, xii., 7, 

 136 — Have been taken as far north as M isaachusetts and the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence— E. P. Bicknell. xii., 'J, 165 — Kare visitor at Chat- 

 ham, N. J. — Harold Herrick. 



Ardea egretta. Great White E^ret. i., 7, 105— Short account of this 

 species by the Editors, ii., 11, 163 — Very numerous ; es^gs laid Feb. 15 

 to 30 in the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — Fred A. Oher. ii., 11, 

 163 — Incident of one swallowing a live rat at Falatka, Fl irida — L. 

 W. L. vii., 3, 30— Rare on the meadows near Trenton, N. J., be- 

 tween June 5 and 30, 1876— C. C. Abbott, vii., 31, 335— Very rare 

 in Yates County, N. Y. ; one taken in spring — date not recorded — J. 

 B. Gilbert, ix., 17, 337— Breed in large colonies in Florida — Wm. 

 K. Lente. xi., 34, 483 — One shot at the j'lnciion of Croton and Hud- 

 son rivers. New York, early in Sept., 1870— A. K. Fisher, xii., 7, 

 136 — Have been taken as far north as Massachusetts and the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence — E. P. Bicknell. xii., 9, 165— Rare visitor at Chatham, 

 N. J.— Harold Herrick. 



Ardea lierodias. Great Blue Heron, i., 7, 99 — Claiming they should be 

 destroyed because they catch fish — J. Clement French, i., 7, 105 — 

 An account of this species by the Editor?, ii., 11, 163— Abundant, 

 breeding in the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — Fred A. Ober. v., 

 33, 339 — One taken on Long Island and now in the collection of the 

 Long Island Historical Society, vi., 5, 67 — Eggs nearly all hatched 

 near Chester, Pa., the first week in Mxy — C. F. P. vi., 7, 100 — 

 Found near M oatpelier, Vt. — W. A. Briggs. vi., 9, la3 — A'rive in 

 Massachusetts between April 1 and 10. vi., 15, 333 — One noticed at 

 Riverdale-on-Huds.jn, N. Y., Anril 6, 1876— E. P. Bicknell. vi., 17, 

 363 — Found on Lake MinoeCouka, Minn. — Franklin Benner. vi., 19, 

 301— Found at Meacham Luke, N. Y., April 10, 1876— A. R. Fuller, 

 vi., 33, 854— Anivetl at HoUis, N. H., April 17, 1875; April 13, 1876 

 — VV. H. Fox. vii., 3, 30 — Not rare on the meadows near Trenton, N. 

 J., between June 5 and 30, 1876 — J. C. Abbott, vii., 4, 53— Com- 

 mon in summer in Central New Y'ork; arrives in May and breeds — 

 H. G. Fowler, vii., 1 ', 147^A common summer visitor to Ann 

 Arbor, Mich.; arrives b. April 10; breeds middle of May ; departs 

 Oct. 1— A. B. Covert, v.i., 10, 149— One shot at Salem, "Mass., Oct. 

 5, 1876— R. L. Newcom'-. vii., 35, 389 — Found in Souiheastern Wy- 

 ominy, May 13, 1875— A. G. Braekett. viii., 7, ;)6— No'ical at Ply- 

 mouth, Ma's., in 1853 — F. C. Browne, viii., 10, 146— -Commoa sum- 

 mer resident at Webster, N. H.; may breed now, as it did a few 

 years ago — r^hafs. F. Goodhue. viii., 14, 308 — Arrived at Hornells- 

 ville, N. Y., March 9, 1877. viii., 33, 361— Found in Michigan 

 — "Archer " (G. A. Stock well), ix., 34, 451 — Ai^count of a large 

 herony at Richmond, Ohio — Dr. T. Garliek. x., 11, 305 — One shot 

 at Hornellsville, N. Y., about April 10, 1878— "Jolm." xii., 30, 385 

 — One specmieu taken at Lake Como, Wyoming — S. W. Willi'ston. 



Ardea leucogastra leucoprymna. Louisiana Heron, i., 7, 105 — Short 

 account of this species by the Editors, ii., 11, 163 — Not very abun- 

 dant in the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — Fred A. Ober. 



Ardea virescens. Green Heron, i., 7, 105 — Short account of this species 

 by the Editors, ii., 7, 103 — Common at Andover, Mass.; fish at night 

 and show a luminous spot on their breast— L. Wyman. ii., 11, 163 — 

 Very plentiful and breeding in the Lake Okeechobee rsgion, Florida — 

 Fred A. Ober. ii., 33, 341 — Found in Russell County, Kansas; feed 

 on fish— F. S. B(ensoiO. vi., 7, 100— Found near Montpcher, Vt.— 

 W. A. Briggs. vi., 15, 333— Arrived at Riverdale, N. Y., April 24, 

 1876 — E. P. Bicknell. vii., 2, 30— Common on the meadows near 

 Trenton, N. J., between June 5 and 30, 1876— C. C. Abbott, vii., 4, 

 52 — Arrives in May in Central New York ; not common ; breeds — H. 

 G. Fowler, vii., 10, 147 — Summer visitor at Ann Arbor, Mich.; not 



