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BGENUS I .AK/I. I 'I A KauP. 



[B 485, R 490, C 659, U 1 97. 1 

 /4 rdea candidissima Gmel. Snowy Heron. Very rare. Has been 

 taken at Des Moines, and in Floyd County in August. 



Si i.'.i M s FL( 'ft [DA Baird. 

 [B 490, R 493, C 662, U 200.] 



Ardea ccerulea Linn. Little Blue Heron. Rare. Observed only 



during the summer, in the eastern part of the State. 



Subgenus BUTORIDES Blyth. 



[B 493, R 494' C 663, U 201.] 

 Ardea virescens Linn, (ireen Heron. Common summer resident, 

 arriving the last of April. Xests usually in small colonies among the 

 willows in swampy localities. Often a single pair is found nesting a 

 mile or two from water, and occasionally, also, in evergreens. 



NYCTICORAX Stephens. 

 Subgenus NYCTICORAX. 



[B 495, R 495, C 664, U 202. J 



Nycticorax nycticorax ncevius (Bodd.). Black - crowned Night 

 Heron. Summer resident; rather common in some localities. 



Order PALUDICOL^E. Cranes, Rails, Etc. 



Suborder GRUES. Cranes. 



Family GRUID^E. Cranes. 



Genus GRUS Pallas. 

 [B 47S, R 582, C 668, V 204.] 



Grus americana (Linn.). Whooping Crane. Not uncommon dur- 

 ing migrations. Occasionally breeds in the northern part of the State. 



[B 479, R 583, C 670, TJ 206.] 

 Gnis mexicana (Mull.). Sandhill Crane. Abundant migrant, ar- 

 riving about the middle of March, and, on the return, again in ( )ctober. 

 Breeds on the prairies of northwestern Iowa. 



Suborder RALLI. Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Etc. 



Family RALLID^E. Rails, Gallinules, and Coots. 

 \mily RALLI N2E. Rails. 

 RALLUS l.ivx lis. 

 I J] 552. R 569, C 676, V 208.] 

 Rallus elegans And. King Rail. Not uncommon during migra- 



