340 LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Suborder HERODII. Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, etc. 



FAMILY ARDEID^E. Herons, Bitterns, etc. 



Subfamily BOTAURIN/E. Bitterns. 



A. o. V. Genls BOTAURUS. Hermann. 



NO. 



145 (100) BOTAURUS LENTIGINOSUS. (Montac.) American Bittern. 



Temperate North America ; common in eastern United States ; soutli in 

 winter to Cuba. 



Genus ARDETTA. Gray. 



146 (li)l) ARDETTA EXILIS. (Gmel.) Least Bittern. 



"Temperate Nortli America; north to the British Provinces and south 

 to the West Indies and Brazil " (A. O. U.) ; breeds nearly throughout 

 its range. 



147 (101l^ ARDETTA NEOXENA. ( ory. Cory's Least Bittern. 



Southern Florida ; stragglers have been taken in various widely sepa- 

 rated localties ; Ontario, Michigan . 



Subfamily ARDEIN/E. Herons and Egrets. 

 Genus ARDEA. Linn. 



148 (192) ARDEA OCCIDENTALIS. Aud. Great White Heron. 



Resident in Florida ; breeds in December on the keys ; has been taken 

 in Illinois. 



149 ARDEA WUERDEMANNI. Baird. Wuerdemann's Heron. 

 Southern Florida ; probably a colored phase of ^1. occidentalism or an 



aljuoruially colored specimen of Ardea tvardi. 



150 (193) ARDEA WARDI. Ridgw. Ward's Heron. 



Florida. 



151 (194) ARDEA HERODIAS. Linn. Great Blue Heron. 



The common large Heron of the Atlantic coast (except Florida) ; ranges 

 from Arctic regions to northern South America. 



152 (19,5) ARDEA CINEREA. Linn. European Blue Heron. 



Pvuropean species, recorded from Greenland. 



Subgenus HERODIAS. Boie. 



153 (19f5) ARDEA EGRETTA. Gmel. American Egret. 



Southern United States to South America; casual north to New Eng- 

 land ; accidental in Nova Scotia ; breeds in colonies in Southern 

 States in February ; abundant in parts of Florida. 



Subgenus GARZETTA. Kauu. 



154 (197) ARDEA CANDIDISSIMA. (iMKU. Snowy Heron. 



Tropical and semi-tropical species, not unconnnon on Gulf coast ; 

 breeds in Florida in May ; accidental in New England and Illinois. 



