OIWEE HERODIONES. 



ORDER HERODIONES. HERONS, STORKS, 



IBISES, ETC. 



SUBORDER LBIDES. SPOONBILLS AND IBISES. 



FAMILY IBIDID-32. IBISES. 

 GENUS PLEGrADIS KAUP. 



B. 500a. R. 504. C. 650. G. 234. U. 187. 



49. Plegadis guarauna (LINN.). White-faced Glossy Ibis. A rare visitant. Shot 

 at a lake near Lawrence by W. L. Bullene, in the fall of 1879, and reported to me 

 by Prof. F. H. Snow, who has the specimen in the State University. 



SUBORDER CICONLE. STORKS, ETC. 

 FAMILY CICONIID-ffi. STORKS AND WOOD IBISES. 



SUBFAMILY TANTALIN>. WOOD IBISES. 

 GENUS TANTALUS LINN^US. 



B. 497. R. 500. C. 648. G. 233. U. 188. 



50. Tantalus loculator LINN. Wood Ibis. Irregular summer visitant; rare. Dr. 

 George Lisle wrote me in the spring of 1883 that he had noticed the birds a few 

 times on the flats east of Chetopa, and that Albert Garrett killed a very fine 

 specimen there about six years ago; and Dr. Lewis Watson, of Ellis, informs 

 me that one put in an appearance March 26th, 1885, and stayed about his premises 

 on the creek for several days. An accidental straggler; a rare find so far north, 

 and so early. 



SUBORDER HERODII. HERONS, EGRETS, BITTERNS, ETC. 

 FAMILY ARDEID^E. HERONS, BITTERNS, ETC. 



SUBFAMILY BOTAURIN>. BITTEBNS. 

 GENUS BOTATJRUS HERMANN. 



SUBGENUS BOTAURUS. 



B. 492. R. 497. C. 666. G. 231. U. 190. 



51. Botaurus lentiglnosus (MONTAG.). American Bittern. Summer resident; 

 common. Arrive the last of April to first of May. Begin laying about the 



