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236. Grus VIRGO. 
Demoiselle Crane. 
A native of Southern Europe, Northern Africa,and India, has been 
seen and one shot in Orkney, in May 1863 (Saxby, ‘ Zoologist,’ p. 
8692). Not figured. 
237. GRUS PAVONINUS. 
Balearic Crane. 
This bird has also been captured within the limits of Britain, and 
by some included in our lists of species—wrongly, however, as I think, 
since its true home is north-western Africa, and its occurrence here 
must have been quite accidental. 
Family ARDEIDA. 
If the Bitterns are included among the members of this universally 
dispersed family, then the species amount to nearly a hundred in 
number. Unlike the Cranes, they are generally sedentary in their 
habits and affect watery situations. In the British avifauna there 
are ten species. 
Genus ARDEA. 
2584 ARDEA CINEREA 7... 6 ie tie he feb pe (eles @WOle Nida nenee 
Heron. 
Resident and very gemerally dispersed. 
9390) ARDEA PURPUREA “~~. «© © «© 9s veo) = \VOle Vim ee Nexen 
PourritE Heron. 
This fine bird, which is abundant in Holland and France, can only 
be considered an accidental visitor to Britain. 
Genus Hxropras. 
940; THiROpTAs ALBA! sh) 4 od we Go VOPR. 22a 
Great Waite Eerer, or Wurre Heron, 
Quite an accidental visitant, arriving at very uncertain periods. 
241, HeRODIAS GARZETTA.. 5 1s -w = <¢ ‘p, ¢ VOlad Vig dela mone 
Lirrite Eerer. 
This, like the last, is merely a straggler to Britain. 
Genus Busutcts. 
242, BUBULCUS RUSSATUS . . 3 % + + + Wols EY. PL XX. 
Burr-BackED Hpron. 
An accidental visitor. 
