22 NOBTH AMERICAN HERONS AND THEIR ALLIES. 



had wandered about 1,200 miles from the nearest part of the bird's 

 regular home. 



Eggs are most commonly found in Argentina during November 

 (Holland) and in Chile during November and December (Germain). 

 North of the equator eggs have been taken at Lake Washington, 

 Fla., April 18, 1886 (Brewster) ; Heron Lake, Minn., June 26, 

 1894, June 22 and July 2, 1895 (Peabody) ; Brownsville, Tex., May 

 16, 18TT (Merrill) ; Waco, Tex., April 22, 1900 (specimens in Thayer 

 collection) ; San Diego, Cal., May 29, 1893 (Shields) ; Quinn River, 

 Nev., May 11, 1881 (specimens in U. S. National Museum). 



Wood Ibis. Myctcria americana Linnaeus. 



The range of the wood ibis is from the Gulf States and central 

 Mexico south through Cuba and Central America to Argentina ; 

 casual north to New England, Ohio, Wisconsin, Montana, and 

 California. 



This bird is a tropical species of wide distribution in Central and 

 South America. It is common in the United States only in Florida 

 and along the Gulf coast to southern Texas. It breeds less com- 

 monly north to Colleton County, S. C. (Wayne) ; and to Rodney, 

 Miss. (Mabbett) ; while in Mexico the breeding range extends north 

 to Mazatlan and La Paz. 



After the breeding season and when the young are fully grown 

 both old and young are in the habit of moving northward to the 

 swamps along the Mississippi River, particularly in southeastern 

 Missouri and southern Illinois, which at this season of the year are 

 swarming with their favorite food. Here they are common from 

 July to September, while occasional flocks or individuals wander still 

 farther and have been recorded at New Haven, Mo., August 11 to 

 September 11, 1902 (Eimbeck) ; Brookville, Ind., August, 1855 

 (Evermann) ; Lyons, Ind., June 27, 1910, and June to September, 

 1911 (Van Gorder) ; Cleveland, Ohio (Jones) ; near Monroe, Mich., 

 June 19, 1910 (Taverner) ; Racine, Wis., September, 1868 (Hoy) ; 

 La Crosse, Wis., 1852 (Kumlein and Hollister) ; Ellis, Kans., March 

 26. 1885 (Goss) ; Waldron, Kans., June 29, 1908 (Matthews) ; Fort 

 Thorn, N. Mex. (Henry) ; near Denver, Colo., August 30, 1902 (Fel- 

 ger) ; Ennis, Mont., October, 1902 (Cooley) ; Idaho City, Idaho, 

 June 25, 1910 (Jewett). 



The breeding birds of the coast of western Mexico also work north- 

 ward in the fall, are especially common in the valley of the lower 

 Colorado River, and are irregular visitants to southern California. 

 They have been taken thence north to Fort Mohave, Ariz. (Coues) ; 

 Rush Lake, Utah, October 1, 1872 (Yarrow and Henshaw) ; Nevada, 

 July, 1871 (specimen in U. S. National Museum) ; and Hayward, 

 Cal. (Grinnell). 



