C. If. MiiU-iiliii — liirils iif (', luiii-liriif. 1 I 1 



213. Ardea egretta (Cinclin) Omy. Crent White Kjrict. 



A raiv visitor IVoiii tlic Soiitli. Si'\ci-mI s|.ccimciis Ikivc l.ccii t;ikfii 

 ill Massacliiisetts, ainl I liavc myself seen il at llic "()\ r.nw" .m ilic 

 C'oniiocticut. A spcH-iineu was sliot iicai' .Mi.icilcinwn, ('..nn., s..iiic 

 years au'o, and is now in the Musi-iun of WcsK yan I'liixcr-ilv. Mr. 

 (IrinncU has seen it on iIk" niarslu's near Milfonl, Coini., in Scpicni- 

 l)i'r. Dr. Wood tells me tliat, several years a<;-o, mie spent a week 

 on a marsli near East Windsor Hill, Conn. ]Mr. Fred. Smniier 

 Smith tells me that he saw a )>air of these birds at Lake Saltoiistall 

 (near New Ifaveu), Conn., diirint;- tli.' latter ])arl of .Inly, isTii, and 

 two weeks later, at the same place, saw no less than seven in<lividu- 

 als feeding together. They were exceedingly shy and he I'ould not 

 approach within gunshot. 



214. Ardea Candidissima (.Taequin) Umelin. Linlo white Kprot. 



A rare accidental visitor from the Sonth. Se('n at Stratford, C'omi., 

 by Linsley. Also taken in ^Massachusetts, and one straiii^ler even 

 reached Nova Scotia ('-Jones"'). Dr. Crary says that he has taken 

 it near Hartford, Conn, 



215. Ardea CSerulea Linne. Little Blue Heron. 



A very rare accidental visitor from the South. T.insley took it at 

 Stratford, Conn. Has been taken in Massachusetts. Mr. Dayaii saw 

 a small Heron on Lake Whitney, early in April, 1S77, which he sup- 

 poses to have been this species. In the Cabinet of Mr. Coe, of l*ort- 

 land. Conn., is a beautiful specimen of this species which he shot in 

 that vicinity early in July, 1875.' It was a young bird and is ])ure 

 white till over, excepting the tips of the primaries, which show a lit- 

 tle slate-blue color. There were two of them together, but the other 

 escaped. Mr. P^rwin 1. Shores, of Suffield, Conn., writes nn- that one 

 was shot there about the middle of May by ^Ir. Chas. Newton. ."\lr. 

 Shores did not see the specimen, but stiys: "Dr. Newton described 

 it to me as 'a small Heron blue .all over,' and I luive no doubt but 

 that it was this species." 



216. Ardea virescens Linne. Green Llerou. 



A common summer resident. Breeds in si'veral jilaces near New 

 Haven— notably in "Pine Swamp." Arrives late in .\pril or early 

 in May (^!ay ;^), remaining into October. Capt. Urooks iidbrius me 



