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121 (201c) Butorides virescens anthonyi (Mearns) 
ANTHONY GREEN HERON 
Synonyms—Ardea virescens; Butorides virescens; Ardea virescens an- 
thonyi; Fly-up-the-creek. 
Status—Common summer visitant along rivers and lakes, wherever such 
occur, north at least to Ukiah, Mendocino County (McGregor, Nidologist, m, 
1896, p. 129) and Yreka, Siskiyou County (Townsend, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., x, 
1887, p. 197). Breeding records from the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys, 
from the Sespe River, Ventura County (Peyton, Condor, xm, 1911, p. 35), from 
near Whittier, Los Angeles County (Willett, Pac. Coast Avif. no. 7, 1912, p. 31), 
and from vicinity of San Diego (Huey, Condor, xvm, 1915, p. 59). Numerous 
and widespread during migration, except along the seacoast. A few are reported 
as wintering in the San Diegan district (Baird, Brewer and Ridgway, Water 
Bds. N. Amer., 1, 1884, p. 52; Feudge, Condor, v, 1903, p. 80) ; in winter rarely 
north to Stockton (Belding, MS). 
122 (202) Nycticorax nycticorax naevius (Boddaert) 
BLACK-CROWNED NicHt HERON 
Synonyms—Nycticoraxr nycticorax; Nycticorax naevus; Nycticorar griseus 
naevius; Nyctiardea gardeni; Nyctiardea grisca naevia. 
Status—Abundant in summer in suitable localities throughout the state; 
oceurs most widely during migration. Winters in relatively small numbers in 
the west-slope valleys of central and southern California. Northernmost winter 
occurrence, San Geronimo, Marin County (J. and J. W. Mailliard, MS). 
123 (205) Grus canadensis (Linnaeus) 
LittLe Brown CRANE 
Synonyms—Grus mexicana, part; Sandhill Crane, part. 
Status—While definite records of this species have only recently been estab- 
lished, I feel confident that this is the crane seen commonly in migration through 
the interior of the state. It follows that many of the records of ‘‘Grus mexicana’’ 
probably pertain wholly or in part to G. canadensis. While most abundant in 
migration, many winter, at least in the San Joaquin Valley. Definite record 
stations for G. canadensis are: San Francisco, San Rafael, and ‘‘northern Cali- 
fornia’’ (Buturlin, Ibis, 9th ser., 1, 1907, p. 364) ; Newport, Orange County, and 
Centinella, Los Angeles County (J. Grinnell, Condor, x1, 1909, p. 128) ; Long 
Beach and Riverside (Willett, Pac. Coast Avif. no. 7, 1912, p. 32); vicinity of 
Los Banos, Merced County (J. Mailliard, Condor, xm, 1911, p. 50; also six spe- 
cimens in Mus. Vert. Zool.). 
124 (206) Grus mexicana (Miiller) 
SANDHILL CRANE 
Synonyms—Grus canadensis, part; Grus canadensis mexicana. 
Status—Fairly common summer visitant to the northward interiorly; at 
