26 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA 



26. BOTAURUS LENTIGINOSUS (Montagu). 

 Bittern. 



"Not common. Spring migrant." (1890d). 



No. 818. Male. 5 mi. W. of Uniontown. Mar. 28, 1891. W. C 

 Avery. 



27. ARDEA HERODIAS (Linnjeus). 



Great Blue Heron. 



"Big Blue Crane." 



"Common. Resident. Breeds." (1890d). Under date 

 of Sept. 21, 1892, Dr. Avery wrote in his note book: 

 "Great blue heron seen frequently on Perdido Bay and 

 along the Gulf Coast." These birds were probably sub- 

 species wardi. A specimen taken Nov. 26, 1913, by Pratt 

 Thomas on the Black Warrior River, near University, 

 Ala,, is referable to herodias. 



28. HERODIAS EGRETTA (Gmelin). 

 Egret. 



"White Crane." 



In 1884 Dr. Avery published the following record of 

 this species: "There (Cocke's Pond, five miles west of 

 Greensboro) I shot last spring a beautiful specimen of 

 the great white egret, Ardea egretta." (1884). Six 

 years later he writes : "Rare. I have a specimen in my col- 

 lection which was shot at Cocke's Mill Pond, five miles 

 west of Greensboro ; I have seen two others. My speci- 

 men is labeled August 14. The other two were seen in 

 the spring." (1890d). 



No. 183. Female. Greensboro. Aug. 14, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



29. EGRETTA CANDIDISSIMA CANDIDISSIMA (Gmelin). 

 Snowy Egret. 



A specimen of this species was taken in Greene County, 

 July 1, 1889, and mounted by Dr. Avery for John Cocke, 

 Jr., of Cockeville. 



30. FLORIDA C^RULEA (Linnffius). 

 Little Blue Heron. 



"Common. Summer resident." (1890d). 



No. 186. Male. Millwood, near Greensboro. Aug. 16, 1889. W. 

 C. Avery. 



