58 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



HERODIONES. HERODIL 



ARDEIDAE. 



ME. Accidental visitor. April 1-Sept. 



N. H. Accidental visitor: Amherst, April 28, 1897. 



VT. Doubtfully recorded. 



MASS. Occasional visitor. April 14-Aug. 



R. I. Rare visitor. June 7-Aug. 



CONN. Rare visitor. May-Sept. 7. 



111. BUTORIDES VIRESCENS (Linne) Bonaparte. 



Little green heron; Fly-up-the-creek; Green heron; Poke. 



Ardea virescens Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 144. 

 "AMERICA/' Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 6, p. 105, pi. 367. 

 Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 19, fig. 12. 



Mainly freshwater streams and ponds; nests in small trees. 



ME. Uncommon migrant and summer resident in southern 

 counties. May 2-Sept.l9. 



N. H. Uncommon summer resident in southern half, and in 

 Connecticut valley. Late April-Oct. Eggs, June 16. 



VT. Uncommon summer resident in southern part. May- 

 Get. 



MASS. Common summer resident. (April 9 and 16) April 26- 

 Oct. 16. Eggs, May 10-June 2. 



R. I. Common summer resident. April 20-Sept. 24. Eggs, 

 May 21, 23. 



CONN. Common summer resident. Late April-Oct. Eggs, 

 May 30- June 17. 



112. NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX NAEVIUS (Boddaert) Zeledon. 



Black-crowned night heron; Buttermunk; Qua-bird; Quok; 

 Shitepoke; Squawk. 



Ardea naevia Bodd., Tabl. d. planch, enlum. d'hist. nat., 1783, 

 p. 56. Based on Buffon: "CAYENNE." 



