290 'COUES, BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 



though recorded in several instances. (HJ. g. Putn., p. 

 218 ; AIL, p. 76. Omitted from Sam. O. 0.) 



Garzetta candidissima Bon. Snowy Heron, or Little 

 White Egret. Stragglers only as far north as Massachu- 

 setts. "Spring: very rare" (Essex Co., Mass., Putn., 

 p. 218). "Boston, 1862"; (AIL, p. 86.) 



.Florida ccerulea Baird. Little Blue Heron. Acci- 

 dental as far north as Massachusetts. "Very rare. Sum- 

 mer visitor." (Sam., p. 11.) "Stragglers taken." 

 (AIL, p. 86. Omitted from Sam. O. 0.) 



Ar delta exilis Gray. Least Bittern. Very rare in 

 summer, as far as Southern Maine. ( Verr., p. 22.) 



No. 88. Chicago, 111. H. O. Snow. From Chicago Acad. Sci., 1864. 



JBotaurus lentiginosus Steph. Bittern. Common 

 summer resident throughout New England. This is one 

 of the few Herons found as far north as Labrador. 



No. 999. Essex Co. R. Brookhouse, 1856. 

 No. 1000. " " 



Butorides virescens Bon. Green Heron. Common 

 summer resident throughout New England. 



No. 1021. Essex Co. 



No. 1022, young. Essex Co. 



Nyctiardea Gardenii Baird. Night Heron. "Qua- 

 bird." " Squawk." Very abundant summer resident. 

 There are extensive " heronries " of this species at Wen- 

 ham and Rowley, and also at Camden, Mass., though fast 

 becoming things of the past. 



No. 998, young ; first plumage. Rowley, Essex Co. H. P. Ives, 1854. 



No. 993. Essex Co. 



No. 994. Salem, Essex Co. L. J. Johnson, April 16, 1852. 



No. 995. " " " B. S. Grover, 1854. 



No. 396, <J> , young. Essex Co. Amos Prince, May 30, 1866. 



The Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Nyctherodius viola- 

 ceus, may also occur. The Louisiana Heron, Demiegretta 

 Ludoviciana, has been detected as far north as New York 

 (JLawr., p. 292), and may occasionally straggle into New 

 England, though I know of no record of its occurrence. 



Falcinellus Ordii Bon. Glossy Ibis. Has been oc- 

 casionally taken as far north as Massachusetts, but its 

 appearance must be regarded as exceptional. (Emm., p. 

 5; Peab., p. 365; Lins., p. 266; Putn., p. 230; AIL, 



