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 EGRETTA Forester. 



91. Snowy Heron. 



Egretta candidissima (Gmel.). 



Rare in British Columbia. Two specimens collected at Burrard Inlet, 

 May, 1879. [Fannin.) One specimen is in the Museum. 



Order PALUDICOL^. Cranes, Rails, etc. 



Family GRUID^. Cranes. 

 GRUS Pallas. 



92. Little Brown Crane. 



Grus canadensis (Linn.). 

 Common, during migrations, throughout the Province. 



93. Sandhill Crane. 



Grus mexicana (Mull.). 



Common throughout the Province ; it breeds in the interior of Mainland ; 

 numbers j^ass over Victoria in the spring and autumn migrations. 



Family RALLID-ffi. Rails and Coots. 



RALLUS Linnaeus. 



94. Virginia Rail. 



Ralhis vii'ffinianus (Linn.). 



Tolerably common on Island and Mainland ; breeds close to Victoria. 

 Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. 



PORZANA Vieillot. 



95. Carolina Rail. Sora. 



Porzana Carolina (Linn.). 



Found on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it 

 very rare on Queen Charlotte Islands. Common east of Cascades. [Fannin.) 



FULICA LiNNiEus. 



9G. American Coot. Mud-hen. 



Fiolica americana (Gaiel.). 

 A common resident on Island and .Mainland ; Iji'eeds throughout its range. 



