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Chichen he quite often saw "a kind of plover" in the corral. These were 

 very likely Kildeer. Stone (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1891, 1890, p. 203) 

 took one specimen at Progreso. 



15. ? Gallinago delicata (Ord). 



Wilson's Snipe. 



In my notes I have the following : — March 8. Late this afternoon I saw a 

 snipe fly into the corral. I caught only a glimpse of it and hurried for my gun, 

 but the bird had gone before I could get back. It looked like a Wilson's 

 Snipe, but I could not identify it with certainty. 



ARDBIDAE. 

 16. [* Ardea herodias Linne. Great Blue Heron.] 



17. Florida coerulea (Linne). 



Little Blue Heron. 



One specimen : g (white plumage), Progreso, Feb. 3, 1904. 



A little Blue Heron in the adult plumage was shot by an Indian boy at 

 Chichen on March 24, but its skin was not saved. Abundant in the Mangrove 

 swamp back of Progreso. Stone (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1891, 1890, 

 p. 203) observed one on the aguada at S[c]hkolak. 



18. Canchroma zeledonia Ridgway. 



Central American Boatbill. 



In the Memorandum for the Ornithology of Yucatan Stephens (Incidents 

 of Travel in Yucatan, 1843, 2, p. 474) writes : " Of the genus Cancroma 

 one specimen was procured, the cinereous boatbill, which was killed at the 

 senote at Chichen." This bird is said to be common and very tame at Rio 

 Lagartos (Boucard, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1883, p. 458). 



ANATIDAE. 

 19. Querquedula discors (Linne). 

 Blue-winged Teal. 



Maya name : The Indians at Chichen knew no name for this bird but the 

 Spanish word pato, meaning " duck." 

 One specimen : £, Feb. 23, 1904. 



Two Blue- winged Teal were seen at the Great Cenote on the above date, and 

 this specimen was secured. 



PLOTIDAE. 

 20. Anhinga anhinga (Linne) 

 Anhinga, Snake Bird. 



One specimen : plumage of <£, June 18, 1904, E. H. Thompson. 

 Mr. Thompson took this specimen of Anhinga at the Sacred Cenote and sent 



