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latter place by Mr. Belding on May 17, 1882. To the north of La Paz Mr. 
Bryant considers the bird rare. He saw it ‘‘on a few occasions along the 
estero? north of Magdalena Bay, and at San Juan and Comondu. Mr. An- 
thony, however, found it “ very common all along the coast from El Rosario 
north.” He thinks that it nests at San Ramon, for it was seen there all sum- 
mer.! It probably breeds in or near the Cape Region, also, but this remains to 
be definitely ascertained. Up to within a few years it was common along the 
coast of southern California, and it is said to breed at least as far north as 
Oregon. Southward it is distributed throughout Mexico, Central America, 
and many parts of South America to Chili and Buenos Ayres. 
Ardea rufescens GmMEL. 
REDDISH EGRET. 
Dichromanassa rufa BetpING, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 544 (Cape Region), 
548 (San José). 
Ardea rufescens Bryant, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., II. 1889, 269 (Cape Region). 
Mr. Belding found this Heron common in the Cape Region in the winter and 
spring of 1881-82, but he states that it was rare at San José del Cabo on May 
17, 1882. He emphasizes the fact that none were seen in white plumage. Mr. 
Frazar met with it at both La Paz and San José del Cabo, but not commonly at 
either place. His single specimen (No. 18,146, 9, La Paz, January 11) is a 
“ved ’’ bird. 
Mr. Bryant gives the Reddish Egret as ‘tolerably common at Santa Mar- 
garita Island, which was probably a night roosting place for many amongst the 
mangroves. Ten were seen in one flock on February 14, 1888.” Mr. An- 
thony states that the species is “‘ not uncommon at San Quintin.’’ ? 
The locality last mentioned is apparently the most northern one on the 
Pacific coast from which the bird has been reported. To the southward it is 
found in Mexico, Guatemala, and northern South America, 
Ardea tricolor ruficollis (Gossr). 
LovuIsIANA HERON. 
Hydranassa tricolor ludoviciana ES LEIETES Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V. 1883, 544 (Cape 
Region), 548 (San José). 
Ardea tricolor ruficollis Bryant, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., II. 1889, 269 (Cape 
Region). 
Mr. Belding records the Louisiana Heron as less common at La Paz than the 
Reddish Egret, and ‘‘ rare” at San José del Cabo on May 17, 1882. Mr. 
1 Zoe., 1V. 1893, 231. 2 [bid., 231 
