BIRDS OF ONTARIO. 17 
SuspcEnus GARZETTA. 
71. Snowy Heron 
(Ardea candidissima ) 
An accidental visitor to our southern border. 
SusGENus BUTORIDES. 
72. Green Heron. 
(Ardea virescens.) 
A regular though never a common summer resident of southern 
Ontario, it is not generally distributed and is more frequently found 
breeding in the swamps near Lake Erie than elsewhere. 
Genus NYCTICORAX. 
Suspcenus NYCTICORAX. 
73. Black-Crowned Night Heron. 
(Nycticorax nycticorax nzevius.) 
A regular and in places a common summer resident, they breed 
in the interior of the Province in communities. 
As they are quite nocturnal in their habits they are not often 
observed even where they are common. 
Order PALUDICOLA. Cranes, Rails, etc. 
Suborder GRUES. Cranes. 
Famity GRUIDA. CRANEs. 
GENUS GRUS. 
74. Whooping Crane. 
(Grus americana. ) 
Mr. Mellwraith records the capture of a specimen of this Crane 
in the County of Addington in September, 1871, the only one I ever 
heard of here. 
75. Sandhill Crane 
(Grus mexicana.) 
An accidental visitor from the western prairies. 
Suborder RALLI. Rails, Coots, etc. 
Famity RALLIDA.. Rais, Coots, Etc. 
SUBFAMILY RALLINZ. Rats. 
