EATON BIRDS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. 25 



194. Ardea herodias Linn. Great blue heron. 



Transient visitant ; fairly common. March 30 April 25; Aug. i 

 Nov. 10. Locally a summer resident. The most noted breeding 

 colonies are at Oneida Lake, Potter Swamp, Seneca River, Tonawan- 

 da Swamp, Lime Lake and Conewango Swamp. 



196. Ardea egretta Gmel. American egret. 



Summer visitant; uncommon. Usually taken late in summer. 

 The following records are of interest; Penn Yan in the spring Aub. 

 p. 34. Medina Short, p. 8. Springville, Aug. 10, 1881, young bird, 

 two others seen. Kent, Orleans Co. , July 27, 1883 Auk, 16, 193, 

 three specimens; cf. Forest and Stream 24, 204. Herkimer in the 

 spring of 1882, one taken and six seen; also at Deerfield and Marcy, 

 1889 Egbert Bagg. Olcott, Aug. 18, 1886 Auk 4, 159. Baldwins- 

 ville, Sept. 1895; also Skaneateles, Sept. 1895, adult A. W. Perrior. 

 Newark Valley, June I, 1896 G. B. Sutton. 



197. Ardea candissima. Gmel. Snowy heron. 

 Buffalo, "accidental Otto Besser" Berg. p. 6. 



201. Ardea virescens Linn. Green heron. 



Summer resident; fairly common. May 3 Sept. 28. Found 

 along streams and the borders of ponds. Nest in a low tree, May 15 

 June 20; eggs 3-5. 



202. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius (Bodd.) Black-crowned 

 night heron. 



Transient visitant; rather uncommon, but of regular occurrence in 

 the fall. Last records : Canandaigua, Sept. 30, 1899. Rochester, 

 Sept. 1900. Ithaca, "regular spring and fall visitant" - L. A. 

 Fuertes. 



203. Nycticorax violaceus (Linn. ) Yellow-crowned night heron. 

 Accidental visitant. Buffalo, Berg. p. 7. 



Order PALUDICOLAE. Cranes, rails, etc. 



Family GRUIDAE. Cranes. 



204. Grus americana (Linn.) Whooping crane. 



Formerly transient visitant. Several years ago a specimen was 

 killed on Cayuga Lake Frank A. Ward. 



206. Grus mexicana (Mull.) Sandhill Crane. 



Formerly transient visitant. Buffalo, Berg. p. 7. 



