enh THE NATURALIST IN BERMUDA. 
shores of Bermuda during winter. A single specimen was 
shot on the 3rd of August, 1849. 
THE SANDERLING (Calidris arenaria). First found by my 
friend, Mr. Marriott, the 7th of November, 1847, on the 
sand hills. Mr. Hurdis killed a very fine specimen, a few 
days afterwards, at the same place. Another, killed by Mr. 
Marriott, 4th September, 1848. I have killed a few speci- 
mens on the sandy shores of Somerset. 
GREAT BLuE Heron (Ardea herodias). Many of these 
birds arrive in autumn, and a few remain throughout the 
year. In 1846, the nest of this bird, containmg two eggs, 
was found amongst the mangrove trees, at Hungry Bay. 
The Rev. H. B. Tristram kept one of these herons alive 
in his garden, at the Parsonage, in Ireland Island, 
which was once seen to seize a ground dove and swallow 
it entire. 
BiuE Heron (A. cerulea). Two specimens were killed, 
in 1849, one in full plumage, in October ; the other, a 
young bird, in April. When out shooting with Mr. Hurdis, 
on the 16th of April, 1850, at Brackish Pond, he shot a 
splendid male specimen, in full plumage, which is now in 
my possession. Another was killed on the 15th of May, 
1852 ; this specimen was in the transition state of plumage 
from white to purple. 
GREEN HERON (A. virescens). Durimg some years, not 
uncommon I got one specimen, a young bird of the year, 
from Mr. Hurdis, the 16th October, 1848. They were very 
abundant in April, 1849, and again in October of the same 
year. When on the Staff in Barbadoes, I was very fond of 
watching these birds feeding early in the morning, just 
below my windows ; they would stand perfectly motionless 
