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57. Brant. Br ant a hernicla. (Linn.) 

 Common winter visitor on the coast. 



58. Barnacle Goose. Branta leucopsls. (Bechst.) 



Dr. Allan, in " Birds of Massachusetts," says, " It has been taken 

 in North Carolina." 



59. Whistling Swan. Olor columbianus. (Ord.) 

 Common on the coast and adjacent waters in winter. 



Family CICONIIDyE. Storks and Ibes. 



60. Wood Ibis. Tantalus loculatoj-. (Linn.) 



Accidental summer visitor in the middle section, one specimen 

 taken so far. 



Family ARDEiD;€. Herons and Bitterns. 



61. American Bittern. Boiaums lentiglnosus . (Montag.) 

 Tolerably common transient in the mountain and middle sec- 

 tions ; resident in the eastern section. 



62. Least Bittern. Ardctta exilis. (Gmel.) 



Only two specimens reported from the mountain section ; rare 

 summer visitor in the middle section, breeding ; tolerably common 

 summer visitor in the east. 



63. Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. (Linn.) 

 Resident in all portions, perhaps rarer to the west. Breeds 



throughout its range. 



64. American Egret. Ardea egretta. (Gmel.) 



Summer visitor ; rare in the middle section ; tolerably common 

 in the east. 



65. Snowy Heron. Ardea candidissima. (Gmel.) 



One specimen taken by Cairns in the mountains ; tolerably com- 

 mon summer resident in the eastern section. 



66. Little Blue Heron. Ardea ccemiea. (Linn.) 

 Tolerably common summer resident in all portions, breeding. 



67. Green Heron. Ardea virescens. (Linn.) 



Common summer visitor, breeding throughout the State. Com- 

 monly called " Scouk," " Schytepoke," etc. 



68. Black-crowned Night Heron. Nycticorax nycticorax nce- 

 vitis. (Bodd.) 



Probably a summer resident in the east, one immature bird taken 

 and another seen at Shackleford Banks, Carteret County, by H. H. 

 Brimley ; specimens from Buncombe County are in the State 

 Museum. 



