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I am quite sure that Gould's habitat ("Mexico") for this 

 species is wrong, for recent explorers have not found it there ; 

 but I have reason to believe that the bird occurs in Vene- 

 zuela, where E. sonninii is also found, but probably not in 

 the same localities. 



23. Ardea tricolor, Mull. 



Not plentiful, but of regular occurrence on Aruba and 

 Bonaire. Identical with South-American specimens, but 

 different from the Mexican subspecies, which is spread over 

 the West Indies. Oilmen 3'65 inches, wing 9'4, tarsus 3'5. 



24. Ardea candidissjma, (Jm. 



Seen on Aruba and on Bonaire. Bill — posterior portion 

 bluish flesh-colour, anterior half blackish horn-colour. Iris 

 silvery white. Legs sky-blue, large scales in front of tarsus 

 black. Total length 27 inches, wing 12, culmen 3'5. 



25. Butorides virescens (Linn.). 



Found on all the three islands. My specimens agree with 

 other examples of this species, but the wings are rather 

 shorter, measuring only 6*5 inches ; culmen 2*25, tail 2*4, 

 tarsus 1*8. 



This is probably the bird called B. striata by Peters 

 (J. f. O. 1892, p. 121). 



26. Phoznicopterits sp. inc. 



A Flamingo was seen and shot at by Dr. Cole. It is said 

 to be rare, and a straggler only. 



27. Charadrius squatarola, Linn. 



I saw a few of this species and shot a male on the 24th 

 June on Aruba. 



28. Strepsilas interpres, Linn. 



I saw three individuals and shot one on the 2nd July on 

 Aruba. 



29. iEGIALITIS RUFINUCHA (RidgW.) . 



JEgialitis wilsonius, var. rufinuchus, Ridgw. Am. Nat. viii. 

 1874, p. 109 ; id. Man. N. Am. B. p. 175. {Hab, West Indies 

 and Atlantic coast of S. America to Bahia.) 



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