308 Mr. J. L. Bonliote on Birds 



nests, as the foundations of some that were new on the 

 top seemed rather weather-worn. This is much more of a 

 shore-bird than the other species of Heron and may often he 

 found on bare rocks some miles out at sea. 



— 80. Nycticorax n.evius (Bodd.). 



Nycticorax nycticorax navius (Bodd.) ; Cory, Cat. TV. Ind. 

 Bds. p. 90 (1892) . 



imm. Lees River, Andros, 28th January, 1902. 



So far as I am aware, this is the first record of this species 

 in the Bahamas, to which it is evidently only an occasional 

 straggler. One more example was seen near the same place, 

 hut both were very wild, and it was only with difficulty that 

 the present specimen was secured for identification. 



-j~81. BOTAURUS LENTIGINOSIS (Mont.) . 



Ardea lentiyinosus Mont. Orn. Diet. Suppl. (1813). 

 6 . Nassau, New Providence, 28th December, 1901. 

 . „ „ January, 1902. 



$. „ „ 6th March, 1902. 



1 can find no previous record of this species in the 

 Bahamas, though it is probably a regular winter migrant, 

 which has been overlooked, as it does not rise unless nearly 

 trodden on. 



4-.82. Ardetta exilis (Gmel.). 



Ardetta exilis (Gmel.) ; Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. p. 174 

 (1890); id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 89 (1892). 



? ad. Nassau, New Providence, 21st February, ]902. 



Whether this bird is scarce or escapes notice by its skulking 

 habits, I cannot say. Only one specimen was seen. 



-f-83. Kallus coryi Mayn. 



Rallus coryi Maynard, Am. Exch. & Mart, Boston (Jan. 

 15th, 1887) ; id. op. cit. (Feb. 5th, 1887); Cory, Bds. W. 

 Ind. p. 251 (1889) ; id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 91 (1892). 



S . Spanish Wells, Andros, 2nd February, 1902. 



The tracks of many Rails were seen in the soft marl at 

 Andros, but I could not say whether they were made by the 

 present species or not. 



