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31. BUTORIDES VIRESCENS VIRESCENS (Linneus). 
GREEN HERON. 
“Fly-U p-T he-Creek.” 
“The first recorded specimen of this heron was shot 
June 9, 1888, while “flying down the Walton Bottom”’ 
near Greensboro. Its stomach was filled with crawfish. 
Common. Summer resident. Breeds.” (1890d). 
No. 171. Male, hornot. Greensboro. July 12, 1889. W. C. 
very. 
No. 869. Sex (?). Greensboro. June 24, 1891. W. C. Avery. 
Odd specimen with no label. 
32. NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAXK NASVIUS (Boddert). 
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. 
In his original notes, Dr. Avery records this bird near 
Greensboro, Sept. 6, 1886, but for some reason omitted 
the record from his “Birds Observed in Alabama,” pub- 
lished in 1890. 
33. NYCTANASSA VIOLACEA (Linnezus). 
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. 
July 1, 1879, recording the capture of one of these her- 
ons, Dr. Avery wrote: “This bird lit in a cedar (in the 
back yard) where the fowls had gone to roost. It was 
killed after sunset.’ Eleven years later he published this 
note: “Not common. A specimen in my collection is la- 
beled Aug. 12.” (1890d). 
No. 185. Female. Greensboro. Aug. 12, 1889. W. C. Avery. 
34. GRUS AMERICANA (Linneus). 
WHOOPING CRANE. 
“Rare. Seen many years ago in the Cypress Slough, 
Millwood.” (1890d). 
35. RALLUS ELEGANS (Audubon). 
KING RAIL. 
Concerning this bird, Dr. Avery in 1888 published the 
following: 
“On the 24th of March I met three small boys who 
were returning from the field with dogs and guns. Be- 
sides a half dozen hares which one of them carried on a 
