SPECIES DESCRIBED SINCE 1880. 
RALLUS CORY. Maynard. 
Cory’s Ral. 
Rallus coryt. Maynard, American Exchange and Mart, Boston, 
Jan. 15 (1887); 74. Feb. 5 (1887); Cory, Birds of the West Indies, 
p. 254 (1889). 
Sp. Cuar.— “Above pale yellowish brown, streaked with pale 
ashy; wings, light reddish brown, becoming paler on the outer 
edges; beneath pale ashy, tinged with reddish across the breast, 
becoming white on the throat and abdomen; banded faintly on 
sides and flanks with white and pale ashy.” — Maynard, J. c. 
Length, 11.45; wing, 5; tail, 2.35; tarus, 1.65. 
Hasitrat. Andros Island. 
ARDEA BAHAMENSIS. Brewster. 
BaHAaMA GREEN HERON. 
Ardea bahamensis. Brewster, Auk, V., p. 83 (1888); Cory, Birds 
of the West Indies, p. 298 (1889). 
Sp. Cuar. — Smaller than A. verescens ; the general coloring 
much paler, browner, or yellower, and more uniform; the forehead 
strongly tinged with brownish; the light edging of the secondaries 
broader; the dorsal plumes and rump only slightly, sometimes not 
at all, greenish; top of head dark dull green, strongly tinged with 
brownish on the forehead; throat, jugulum, and foreneck creamy 
