720 Mr. D. A. Bannerman on the [Ibis, 



l)ut probably occurs rather more plentifully than the other 

 members of this family. 



It is first mentioned by Bolle, who wrote that a specimen 

 of the Little Bittern had been killed in Gran Canaria, being, 

 as he stated, a new record for the island (J. f. 0. 1857, 

 p. 338). 



It was next noticed by Meade- Waldo, who remarked 

 that " a Little Bittern was caught alive in Puerto Orotava in 

 1890," and he kept it in confinement for some time (Ibis, 

 1893, n. 198;. 



Cabrera had a male in his collection which had been 

 caught in spring (Catalogo, p. 62). 



I saw and identified a specimen in the Gonzalez collection 

 in Arrecife, and was told by the collector that he had 

 obtained the bird in Lanzarote (Ibis, 1914, p. 63). 



Range. The Little Bittern breeds in southern Europe and 

 in north Africa, parts of Asia and India. It migrates to 

 Africa in winter, and has been recorded from the Azores 

 and Madeira as well as the Canaries. 



Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax. Night Heron. 



Ardea nycticorax Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 142 

 — Type locality : S. Europe. 



The Night Heron is a Rare Visitor to the islands. 



Webb and Berthelot recorded it as an accidental 

 migrant (Orn. Caiiarienne, p. 36) and Bolle also mentions 

 (possibly on the authority of Webb and Berthelot only) 

 that it had been killed in the Canary group (J. f. O. 1855, 

 p. 176). 



Cabrera shot a specimen in Tenerife at Laguna and notes 

 that there is another male specimen in the Laguna Instituto 

 from the same locality (Catalogo, p. 63). 



Meade-Waldo was able to examine the specimen shot by 

 Cabrera and his identification can be taken as perfectly 

 correct. He saw one which had been shot at Laguna (Ibis, 

 1893, p. 198). 



Range. The Night Heron breeds in central and southern 

 Europe, in temperate Asia, and throughout Africa where it 



