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ZOOLOGY— BIRDS. 



NYCTIARDEA GKISEA (Linn.), vnr. NAEVIA, (Bodil). 

 IVight Heron. 



Arden ncrria, BoDD., Plaiicli. luiluin. Tabl., 17S4, \)\. 939 (young). 



Nyctuirdea {/anhni, Bd., Birds N. A., Isr.S, 078.— Xan'I is, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 

 1859, 192 (Fort Tcjon, Cal.).— Hekny, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 18.59, 

 108 (New Mexico).— Coop. & Suckl., P. B. li. Hep., xii, pt. ii, 18C0, 21,'9.— 

 COUES, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 180(i, 9.5. 



Nyctiardea grlsea var. nwria, Allkn, Bnl. Mus. Conip. Zoiil., 1872, 182. — CoUES, Key 

 N. A. Birds, 1872, 209. — Yarrow & Eensuaw, Bop. Orn. Specs., 1872, 

 Wlicelcr's Exped., 1874, .'JO. — Hensiiaw, Bep. Orn. Specs., 1873, Wheeler's 

 Exped., 1874, 140. — Coues, Birds Northwest, 1874, r>23. 



Nyctiardea naria, Yarrow, Bep. Orn. Specs., 1871, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 3G. 



Appears to occur commonly in Utah about the large lakes and marshes. 

 As it was seen about Utah Luke in December, it probably is resident. 

 Found abundant on the Humboldt River, Nevada, by Dr. Hoffman. Several 

 seen on the Colorado Chiquito, New Mexico, by Dr. C. G. Newbeiry ; and 

 in both this Teiritory and Arizona its distribution is probably general, the 

 number of individuals, however, being limited, as the species is confined to 

 the few localities which meet its requirements. 



BOTAURUS MINOR (Gmel.). 

 Bittern. 



Ardea KtcUuris var. B, minor, GsiEL., Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 035. 



Botaurus Icntit/inosus, Bd., Stans. Itep. Exp. Great Salt Lake, 1852, .320.— W., U. S. & 

 Mex. Bound. Surv., ii, pt. ii, 1859, Birds, 24.— Heerm., P. B. It. Kej)., x, pt. 

 ii, 1859, 03.— IlENKY, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 109(Ne\v Mexico).— 

 Coop. & Suckl., P. R. R. Rep., xii, pt. ii, 18G0, 228— IIayd., Trans. Am. 

 Phil. Soc, xii, 1802, 173.— CoUES, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1800, 95.— 

 Allen, Bui. Mus. Cotnp. Zoiil., 1872, 182 (Eastern Kansas; Great Salt 

 Lake Valley).— Snow, Birds Kan., 1872, 13. 



Ardea minor, Newb., P. R. R. Rep., vi, 1857, 98. 



