224 SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE. 



Family ARDEID^E. 



COMMON HERON, Ardea cinerea. Page 14. 

 Besides the heronry at Parham, there is also a 

 smaller colony near Hurstmoncieux, on the pro- 

 perty of Mr. Curteis, M.P. 



PURPLE HERON, Ardea purpurea. An example 

 of this rare heron was shot on the 28th of Septem- 

 ber, 1848, at Worthing, by a gentleman of the 

 name of Paul. It was preserved by Mr. Andrews 

 of that town, and is now in the museum of the 

 Cambridge Philosophical Society. 



LITTLE EGRET, Ardea garzetta. When the 

 first edition of this work was printed I was not 

 aware that the little egret was entitled to a place in 

 the Sussex fauna. I have since been informed by 

 Mr. Spencer Dickins, of Coolhurst, that there is a 

 good specimen in the possession of Sir Percy 

 Shelley, which was shot a few years ago at Warn- 

 ham Millpond. 



LITTLE BITTERN, Botaurus minutus. An adult 

 male specimen of this scarce British bird was 

 killed at Pulborough in May, 1842, on the banks 

 of a pond abounding in aquatic plants, in the gar- 

 den of the Rev. J. Austin, the rector of that parish, 

 who kindly presented it to me. To this gentleman 

 I am indebted for many valuable ornithological 



