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have been seen together at this season near Shore- 

 ham. 



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 BITTERN, Botaurus minutus. An adult 

 male specimen of this scarce British bird was 

 lulled 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 

 acquisitions procured in his immediate neighbour- 

 hood. 



COMMON BITTERN, Botaurus stellaris. Of less 

 frequent occurrence than formerly. Is sometimes 

 met with among tall reeds on the banks of large 

 ponds and in sedgy swamps, but from the size and 

 remarkable appearance of the bird, when on the 



