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Parish, a beautiful young female of this species and gave it to me, which is 

 now in my collection. This specimen is very small and scarcely larger 

 than Ross's Snow Goose (Chen rossi). The form of the Snow Goose that 

 was known to occur in South Carolina was the Greater Snow Goose (Chen 

 hyperboreus nivalis), therefore the capture of C. h. hyperboreus is an addi- 

 tion to the ornithology of South Carolina. 



Chen caerulescens. Blue Goose. — Among a small collection of birds 

 at the Santee Gun Club, Santee River, is a fine specimen of this bird, being 

 shot on the preserves of the Club by Mr. Frank Carnegie, and presented 

 by him to the Club. Mr. Carnegie shot this goose about ten years ago. 

 This is another addition to the fauna of South Carolina. 



Herodias egretta. Egret. — On December 18, 1917, I saw a beautiful 

 specimen of this bird flying near at hand over a frozen pond near my home. 

 Heretofore I have not observed this species later in the autumn than the 

 first week in November, for this bird is susceptible to cold. I could easily 

 have procured it, but as I never molest them at any season, hoping for 

 those remaining to increase, I let it remain. I, however, did not observe it 

 again after the intense cold, beginning on December 30, and which lasted 

 uninterruptedly until the third week in January, 1918, therefore the bird 

 undoubtedly migrated. 



Nyctanassa violacea. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. — A most 

 exquisite specimen of this heron that I shot on October 5, 1916, according 

 to Mr. Ridgway's ' Color Standards and Color Nomenclature,' 1912, has 

 the back, wings and upper parts (exclusive of head) 7 Deep Gull Gray, 

 while the under parts are near to the shade 8 Gull Gray. The forehead, 

 crown, and occiput are white or yellowish white in which are numerous 

 chestnut or reddish brown feathers. Although this lovely bird is in fresh, 

 unworn, autumnal plumage the occipital feathers and the long dorsal 

 plumes of the supposed breeding plumage are present and as perfectly 

 developed as in the latter season. The specimen is the largest I have yet 

 seen or taken, and my experience with this bird goes back to 1884. I 

 realized as soon as I saw it near at hand that it was the most beautiful 

 example I had ever seen. 



Numenius hudsonicus. Hudsonian Curlew. — On December 11, 

 1917, while I was en route to Long Island (Isle of Palms) in search of 

 Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus princeps) I heard, then saw, a Hudsonian 

 Curlew near Bullyard Sound (Santee Path). The case was so novel that 

 I could scarcely believe my ears and eyes, as the latest record upon which 

 I had detected this bird in the autumn was October 2, 1885, when I shot 

 two on Sullivan's Island. I determined to obtain this bird, as the desire 

 of possession of a winter example was most keen with me! 



The bird was very shy and flew about a half mile to an adjacent sound 

 where I marked it in a superficial manner. About this time the wind 

 began to blow hard from the northeast with about freezing temperature. 

 I followed this bird from place to place and, after firing six shots at it at 

 long range, I finally secured it with a heavy charge on my seventh shot. 



