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2. Panasofkee Lake, 1.3th March ( W. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. 



E. D. S.). 



3. Panasofkee Lake, 13th March ( W. 



E. D. S.}. 

 3. Panasofkee Lake, 13th March ( W. 



E. D. S.). 

 3. Panasofkee Lake, 13th March ( W. 



E. D. S.). 



3. Panasofkee Lake, 23rd March ( W. 



E. D. S.). 

 2. Panasofkee Lake, 23rd March ( W. 



E. D. S.). 

 1. Panasofkee Lake, 23rd March ( W. 



E. D. S.). 



1. Panasofkee Lake, 23rd March ( W. 



E. D. S.). 



2. Panasofkee Lake, 23rd March ( W. 



E. D. S.). 

 2. Central Chile (Landbeck). Berkeley James Coll. 



1. Los Ingleses, Buenos Ayres Crowley Bequest. 



(E. Gibson). 



Genus FLORIDA, Baird. 



Florida caerulea (Linn.). 



Florida caerulea, Baird, Brewer $ Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 43 



(1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 100 (1898) ; id. Hand-l. 



i. p. 195 (1898) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 230 (1899) ; von 



Iheriny, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 274 (1900). 

 Ardea caerulea, Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 99 (1889) ; Scott, Auk, 



vi. p. 18 (1899). 



The eggs of the Little Blue Heron measure from T61 to T8 in 

 length, and from 1-25 to 1*31 in breadth. 



2. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godnian Coll. 



1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. Florida (A. L. Heerman : Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 



3. Grenada, West Indies, 14th April Crowley Bequest. 



(J. G. Wells). 



2. Grenada, 30th May (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest. 



3. Grenada, 21st June (J. G. W.). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus MELANOPHOYX, Sharpe. 



Melanophoyx ardesiaca (Wagler). 



Ardea ardesiaca, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 712 (1875-84). 

 Melanophoyx ardesiaca, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 104 (1898) ; 

 id. Hand-l. i. p. 196 (1899). 



The eggs of the Lesser Grey Heron in the Collection are 

 elongated and have both ends rather pointed. They measure 

 esp ectively : 1-8 by 1-24 ; 1-88 by 1-32; 1-83 by 1-33. 



3. Gambia. Crowley Bequest. 



