18 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



202. Herodias egretta, Gnxy.— Great White Egret.— A rather 

 frequent visitant from the south in August and September. 



203. Garzetta candtdissima, (^meWw.— Little White Egret.— One 

 specimen {Dtiry). 



204. *BuTORiDES viRESCENS, Linuieus. — Green Heron : " Fly-,ip-the- 

 Greek?' — A common summer resident. May — October. 



205. Nyctiardea GRisEA,rar. n^via, Allen. — A merican Night Heron. 

 — A rare spring and fall migrant. 



206. BoTAURUs jiinor. Boie. — American Bittern. — A rather common 

 spring and fall migrant. 



207. Ardetta exilis, Gray. — Least Bittern. — Rare spring and fall 

 migrant. 



Order Alectorides : Cranes, Rails, etc. 

 Family Gruid^ : Cranes. 



208. Grus AMERICANA, Tcmminck. Whooping Cr me. A rare mi- 

 grant on the Ohio and tributaries. Two or three specimens known 

 from this vicinity. 



209. Grus canadensis, Temminck. — Sand-hill Crane. — Two speci- 

 mens of this species are reported to have been taken in this vicinity. 

 Tt has also been identified by Dr. Raymond, at Brookville, Ind. 



Family Rallid^e: Hails. 



210. Rallus elegans, Audubon. — King Hail; Fresh- tea ter Marsh 

 Hen. — A rare migrant. April, May and October. 



211. Rallus virginianus, Linnteus. — Virginia Rail. — Migrant in 

 May and October. Not common. 



212. PoRZANA CAROLINA, Cabauis. — Sora Bail. — Common migrant in 

 April, May and September. 



213. PoRZANA NovEBORACENSis, Cassiu. — Little Yellow Bail.- -A rare 

 spring and fall migrant. 



214. Gallinula galeata, Bonaparte.— -^/or/rfa Gallinule. — A rare 

 migrant. A specimen in Mr. Harry Hunt's collection, taken at Valley- 

 Junction in April, 1876. 



215. PoRPHYRio MARXiNiCA, Tcmminclv, — Purple Gallinule. A rare 

 migrant in April and Ma}'. Four specimens taken in this vicinity in 

 1877. Has not been observed in the fall. 



216. FuLiCA AMERICANA, Gmclin. — Coot; Mud Hen. — An uncommon 

 spring and fall migrant. Thousands seen at St. Mary's Reservoir in 

 October, where I have known them to disappear '' between two days," at 



