40 THE NATURALIST IN BERMUDA. 
mentioned are, I think, the most beautiful specimens I 
collected in the Bermudas. 
AMERICAN BirTerN (A. lentiginosa). To be met with in 
all the marshes, from October till December, and occasion- 
ally in March. I killed six specimens, in Pembroke Marsh, 
in October, 1847. During some seasons, they are rare. 
THE LEAST BiTTERN (A. exilis). I shot a beautiful speci- 
men of this bird, on the 23rd October, 1847, in Pembroke 
Marsh. A short time afterwards, I killed another at the 
Sluice Ponds, but, unfortunately, lost it amongst the thick 
roots of the mangrove trees. J saw two near Boss’s Cove, 
on the 15th of December, 1849; and, again, another, near 
the same place, on the 17th of the month, but did not 
succeed in getting any of these. On the 15th of March, 
1850, I killed one near Boss’s Cove. With the exception of 
this last bird, I could never get them to take wing; they 
always ran about amongst the roots of the mangroves, 
where it was most difficult to find them when once lost 
sight of. Another example was killed by an officer of the 
56th Regiment, in the autumn of 1852. 
AMERICAN Nicut Hero, or Qua Birp (A. nycticoraz). 
This species is not uncommon from the latter part of Sep- 
tember, and during the winter till March. I found them 
generally at the Sluice Ponds, Hungry Bay, and amongst 
the mangrove trees around the ponds, near Harrington 
Sound. None have as yet been killed in adult plumage. 
YELLOW-CROWNED NicHtT Heron (A. violacea). Two 
specimens of this bird were killed, one, in April, 1848 ; the 
other, in September, 1849. Mr. Hurdis gave me a very 
fine specimen, which was killed on the 3rd of April, 1850, 
and is now in my possession. 
