FLORIDA CCERULEA : LITTLE BLUE HERON. 263 



instances " (Pr. Essex Inst., iv, 1864, p. 86. See also 

 Maynard, Nat. Guide, 1870, p. 143). For Connecticut, 

 Dr. Merriam says in general terms "a rare accidental 

 visitor from the south ; " refers to Stratford, Conn., on 

 the authority of Linsley, and adds that " Dr. Crary 

 says he has taken it near Hartford, Conn.," but gives 

 no specific case (Rev. B. Conn., 1877, p. iii). 



Mr. Purdie contributes an interesting note of the 

 occurrence of the Little White Egret in Nantucket, 

 Mass., at an unexpected time of the year — in March, 

 1882 (Bull. Nutt. Club, vii, 1882, p. 251). 



The species is given as having occurred in Nova 

 Scotia, by Jones (Trans. N. S. Inst. Nat. Sci. ii. 1868 

 p. 72). 



Its capture on Long Island, Aug, 4, 1881, at Great 

 South Bay, is recorded by Louis A. Zerega (Bull, Nutt. 

 Club, vi, 1 88 1, p. 248). 



LITTLE BLUE HERON. 



Florida ccerulea (Z /;/;/.) Bd. 



Chars. Dichromatic ; i. e., eitlier white or colored. In the 

 colored phase, dark grayish-blue, becoming purplish or maroon- 

 colored on the neck and head. Loral space and bill blue, latter 

 blackening toward the end ; eyes yellow. The white birds are 

 liable to be confounded with Garzetta caiididissima ; notice 

 lores and basal half of bill greenish-blue, the rest blackish ; 

 most of lower mandible yellowish ; legs greenish-blue, with 

 yellow traces, or bluish-black. Size of the little White Egret. 



A rare and casual visitor from the South, like the last 

 species. The name appears in nearly or quite all the 

 New England lists, as far back at least as the time 

 of Linsley, who took the bird at Stratford, Conn. Mr. 



