450 On the Birds of the Volcano of Miravalles. 



^ Mycteria AMERICANA, Linn. 



I occasionally saw these big birds in lagoons. They 

 generally go in pairs, and can be seen daily at the same spot. 

 The native name is '' Galan sin ventura'' (The luckless 

 Gallant). 



Plataleid.1;. 



-' Ajaja rosea, Reichenb. 



One or two seen now and again in the lagoons, but they 

 rarely come so high up, remaining, as a rule, in the rivers 

 near the coast. '' Garza morena '"' is the inappropriate name 

 given it, and literally means Brown Heron. 



ARDEIDiE. 

 ArDEA EGRETTA, Gm. 



Abundant about the lagoons. 



Ardea c^rulea, Linn. 



Seen plentifully in same localities. 



BuTORiDEs viREscENS (Linn.). 



Occasionally seen. Birds of this family are commonly 

 called " Garzas " — '' Garza blanca " (White Heron), " Garza 

 pequeua^^ (Small Heron), &c. 



-/ TiGRisoMA CABANisi^ Heine. 



Generally observed solitary by the riversides and in secluded 

 parts of lagoons. 



Aramid^e. 

 / Aramides PLUMBEicoLLis, Zeledou. 



Two specimens procured ; only one other seen : they are 

 very tame, allowing one to approach quite close. 



Anatid^. 

 -} Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linn.). 



This and the following are the common Ducks that one 

 finds abundantly in the lagoons and by the riversides all the 

 way from Bebedero to Miravalles, although this species 

 prevails in numbers. 



