THE BAHAMA ISLANDS 359 



Order PROCELLARIIFORMES (Tube-nosed Swimmers). 



Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl) (Wilson's Petrel). New Providence. 



Pufflnus Iherminieri Lesson J (Antillean Shearwater). Abaco, New Providence, 



Andros, Green Cay (near New Providence), Washerwomen Cays, Ship Channel 



Cays. 

 Pufflnus gravis (O'Reilly) (Greater Shearwater). New Providence. 



Order CICONIIFORMES (Stork-like Birds, Herons, etc.). 



Phaethon americanus Grant J (American Tropic Bird). Abaco, New Providence, 

 Great Inagua, Cay Lobos, Long Rock (Exuma), Water Cay (Ragged Island), 

 Cay Verde (30 miles east of Great Ragged Island). 



Sula cyanops Sundevall J (Blue-faced Booby). San Domingo Cay. 



Sula leucogastra BoddsertJ (Booby). Miraporvos, Great Ragged Island, San Do- 

 mingo Cay, Cay Lobos (?), at Sea. 



Phalacrocorax dilophus floridanus (Audubon)J (Florida Cormorant). Great Ba- 

 hama, Biminis, Andros, Abaco, New Providence, Watlings Island (?)," Cay 

 Lobos. 



Phalacrocorax mexicanus (Brandt) J (Mexican Cormorant). Watlings Island. 



Pelecanus occidentalis (Linne") J (Brown Pelican). Abaco, Biminis, Berry Islands, 

 Andros. 



Fregata aquila Linne" $ (Man-o'-War Bird). Great Bahama, Biminis, Berry Islands, 

 Abaco, New Providence, Andros, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Rum Cay, Watlings 

 Island, Great Inagua, Cay Lobos, Washerwomen Cays. 



Phcenicopterus ruber Linne J (American Flamingo). Abaco, Andros, Little Inagua, 

 Great Inagua, Long Island, Mariguana. 



Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu) (American Bittern). New Providence. 



Ardetta exilis (Gmelin) J (Least Bittern). Great Bahama, New Providence. 



Ardea herodias Linne J (Great Blue Heron). Biminis, Berry Islands, New Provi- 

 dence, Andros, Great Inagua. 



Herodias egretta (Gmelin) J (American Egret). New Providence, Andros, Eleuth- 

 era, Watlings Island, Long Island. 



Egretta candidissima (Gmelin) J (Snowy Heron). Great Bahama, Great Inagua. 



Dichromanassa rufescens ( Gmelin )f (Reddish Egret). Great Bahama, Abaco, New 

 Providence, Andros, North Caicos, Grand Caicos, East Caicos. 



Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis (Gosse) $ (Louisiana Heron). Berry Islands, New 

 Providence, Andros, Watlings Island, Mariguana, North Caicos, Grand Caicos, 

 East Caicos, Fortune Island. 



Florida ccerulea (Linne) (Little Blue Heron). New Providence, Andros. 



Butorides virescens (Linne) (Green Heron). Winter migrant to the Bahamas. 



Butorides virescens bahamensis (Brewster) fj (Bahama Heron). Abaco, Little 

 Abaco, Biminis, New Providence, Andros, Eleuthera, Rum Cay, Watlings Island, 

 Long Island. 



Nycticorax nycticorax ncevius (Boddsert) (Black-crowned Night Heron). Abaco, 

 Andros. 



Nyctanassa violacea (Linne") (Yellow-crowned Night Heron). Abaco, Hog Cay 

 (off Great Abaco), Little Abaco, Biminis, Berry Islands, Eleuthera, New Provi- 

 dence, Andros, Green Cay, Little Exuma, Mariguana, Great Inagua, Watlings 

 Island, Long Island, Cay Lobos. 



Plegadis autumnalis (Linn6) (Glossy Ibis). Cay Lobos. 



Ajaia ajaja (Linne") $ (Roseate Spoonbill). Great Inagua, Biminis. 



11 We only found P. mexicanus on Watlings, but Cory records this form. 



