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Family ARDEIDJE, 

 Genus Ardea Linn. 



101. A. herodias Linn. GREAT BLUE HERON. Abundant. Breeds 

 in the cypress swamp. In a "rookery" visited by us the nests 

 were placed in the tops of tall sycamores, one tree containing nine 

 nests. Although it was the last of July and the young were able to 

 fly, they still kept in the nests and were fed by the old birds. When 

 'driven from the nests by the reports of our guns as some of them 

 were shot, they would fly to some adjacent tree and when we were 

 quiet would return. One oM bird made her way to the tree, and 

 alighting beside her nest in full view commenced feeding her young. 

 A charge of No. 9 shot with which she was saluted caused her to turn 

 her head sidewise and gaze down at us with a most ludicrous air of 

 amazement, and then she proceeded with her task, and not until she 

 had filled every gaping mouth did she condescend to seek safety in 

 flight. 



102. A. egretta Gmel. WHITE HERON. Became common in por- 

 tions of the bottoms about the last of July. 



103. A. candidissima Jacquin. SNOWY HERON. Found with the 

 preceding, but less numerous. 



104. A. virescens Linn. GREEN .HERON. Common in the bot- 

 toms. Became very abundant after the first of August. 



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Genus Ardetta Gray. 



105. A. exilis Gray. LEAST BITTERN. One specimen seen the 

 last of July. 



Genus Botaums Steph. 



106. B. lentiginosus Steph. BITTERN. A single specimen ob- 

 served September 4th. (Jencks.) 



Family BALLID^J. 

 Genus Rallus Bech. 



107. R. elegans And. KING BAIL. A speoimen shot July 7th, 

 was in the collection of Prof. Sfcein <jf Mt. Carmel. 



Family ANATIDJE. 

 Genus Aix Boie. 



108. A. sponsa Boie. WOOD DUCK. Abundant about the lagoons 

 in the bottoms. 



