of lancaster county. 518 



Family Perdicid.e— The Partridges. 



Feed upon grain, seed of grass and weeds, and tlic larva; of insects. Known No. of 

 sps. in N. A., 7; in the county 1, 



167. Ortyx virginianus, {Linn.,) Bonap., Pai-tridge. Veiy i-aro now, in consc<iucnco 



of the severity of last winter, (18G7.) in some sections it is almost extinct. All 

 true sportsmen should refrain from killing them until they become plenty again. 

 Breeds in the county. Sp'm Nos. 70 and 75, IMus. Linn. Soc. 



ORDER V— GRALLA TORES. 



Family Ardeid^ — The Herons. 



Known No. of species in N. A., 1.3; in the county, 7. 



168. Garzetta candidissima, (Jacqain.) Bon., Snowy Heron. Rare on the Susquehanna. 



Sp'm. No. 135, Mus. Linn. Soc. Lane. 



169. Herodias egretta, {Gmel.,) Gray., White Heron. Occasionally seen on the Sus- 



quehanna. 



170. Ardea herodias, ZiH?i. Great Blue Heron. Common in the summer and autumn. 



Sp'm. No. 73, Mus. Linn. Soc. Lane. 



171. Ardetta exilis, (Gml.,) Gray. Least Bittci-n. This species, although not fre- 



quently seen, owing to its secluded habits, is not very rare. Sp'm. No 7G, Mus. 

 Linn. Soc. Lane. 

 173. Botaurus lentiginosus, {Forster.,) Steph., American Bittern. Resident, spring to 

 autiunu. 



173. Butorides virescens, (Linn.,) Bon., Flj'-up-the-crcek. Quite frequent; breeds in 



the county. Sp'm. No. 77, Mus. Linn. Soc. Lane. 



174. Nyctiardea gardeni, (Gml.) Bd., Night Heron. Frequent, breeds in the county. 



This species like others of the family, breed in communities. I have been in- 

 formed by R. R. Tshudy, of Litiz, that near that place, in a grove of young 

 chestnut trees, large numbers have congregated for some years past. Sp'm. No. 

 78, Mus. Linn. Soc. Lane. 



Family Tantalid.e — The Ibises. 



Known No. of species in N. A., 4. 



175. Tantalus loculator, Linn., Wood Ibis. Accidental. I obtained a fine specimen 



of this species, shot from a troop of ten, by Mr. M. Ely, on the Susquehanna, 

 .July, 1862. 



Family Platalice — The Spoonbills. 



Known No. of species in N. A., 1; in the county, 1. 



176. Platalea ajaja, Wils., accidental; shot on the Conestoga. Sp'm No. 120, 3Ius. 



Linn. Soc, L. 



Family Charadrid^— The Plovers. 



Known No. of species in N. A., 8; in the county, 6. 



177. Charadrius virginicus, ( Wils.,) Borck., Golden or Bull-headed Plover. Occasion- 



ally abundant in large flocks, August to October. Sp'm No. 80, Mus. Linn. 

 Soc, L. 



178. Aegialitis vociferus, (Linn.,) Cassin., KilUleer Plover. Abundant; breeds in the 



county. Sp'm No. 83, Mus. Linn. Soc, L. 



179. A. wilsonius, (Ord.,) Casein., Wilson's Plover. Frequent on the beach (Su.s.iue- 



hanna) in autumn. 



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