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 EGrRETTA FORESTER. 



91. Snowy Heron. 



Egretta candidissima (GMEL.). 



Rare in British Columbia. Two specimens collected at Burrard Inlet, 

 May, 1879. (Fanning One specimen is in the Museum. 



ORDER PALUDICOL^E. CRANES, RAILS, ETC. 



FAMILY GRUID^E. CRANES. 

 GRUS PALLAS. 



92. Little Brown Crane. 



Grus canadensis (LiNN.). 

 Common, during migrations, throughout the Province. 



93. Sandhill Crane. 



Grus mexicana (MuLL.). 



Common throughout the Province ; it breeds in the interior of Mainland ; 

 numbers pass over Victoria in the spring and autumn migrations. 



FAMILY RALLID^E. RAILS AND COOTS. 

 RALLUS LINN^US. 



94. Virginia Rail. 



Rallus virginianus (LiNN.). 



Tolerably common on Island and Mainland ; breeds close to Victoria. 

 Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. 



PORZANA VIEILLOT. 



95. Carolina Rail. SORA. 



Porzana Carolina (LiNN.). 



Found on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it 

 very rare on Queen Charlotte Islands. Common east of Cascades. (Fannin.) 



FULICA LINNAEUS. 



96. American Coot. Mud-hen. 



Fulica americana (GMEL.). 

 A common resident on Island and Mainland ; breeds throughout its range. 



