386 Catalogue of the Birds 



Family IBIDID^E. 



Subfamily IbidinvE. The Ibises. 



Genus Ihis, Moehring. 



Subgenus Falcinellus, Bechstein. 



238. I. falci7iellus (Liun.). Glossy Ibis ;" Black Curlew." 



Family ARDEID^. The Herons. 



{A7'dece.) 



Genus Ardea., Linnaeus. 



♦239. A. herodias li i n n . Great Blue Heron ; Blue "Crane." Sum- 

 mer sojourner. 



Genus Herodias, Boie. 



* 240. H. alba (Linn .), var. egretta (G m e 1 .). White Heron ; Ameri- 

 can Egret ; White " Crane." Summer sojourner in the southern portions ; 

 autumnal visitant to northern part of the state. 



Genus Garzetta, Kaup. 

 Subgenus Garzetta. 

 *241. G. candidissima (J acq.). Snowy Heron; Little White Heron. 

 Summer sojourner. 



Subgenus Florida, Baird. 

 242. G. ccerulea (Linn.). Little Blue Heron. Summer visitant to 

 southern portions. 



Genus Butorides, Blasius. 



*243. B. virescens (Linn.). Green Heron; " Fly-up-the-creek ;" 

 " Schytepoke." Summer sojourner. 



Genus Nyctiardea, Swainson. 



* 244. N. grisea (Linn.), var. ( ?) " gardeni G m e 1 ." Black-crowned 

 Night Heron; " Qua Bird." Summer sojourner. 



Genus JSJ'y ether odias, Reichenbach. 

 245. N. violaceus (L i n u .) . Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Summer 

 visitant to extreme southern portions. 



(Botaurece.) 

 Genus Ardetta, Gray. 



* 246. A. exilis (G m e 1 .). Least Bitteru. Summer sojourner. 



