290 COUES, BIRDS or NEW ENGLAND. 



though recorded in several instances. (^E. g. Putn., p. 

 218 ; All., p. 76. —Omitted from Sam. 0. 0.) 



Garzetta candidissima Bon. — Snowy Heron, or Little 

 White Egret. Stragglers only as far north as Massachu- 

 setts. "Spring: very rare" (Essex Co., Mass., Pm^w.., 

 p. 218). "Boston, 1862"; {AIL, p. d>Q.) 



Florida coerulea Baird. — Little Blue Heron. Acci- 

 dental as far north as Massachusetts. "Very rare. Sum- 

 mer visitor." (Sam., p. 11.) "Stragglers taken." 

 (All., p. 86. — Omitted from Sam. O. 0.) 



Ar delta exilis Gray. — Least Bittern. Very rare in 

 summer, as far as Southern Maine. ( Verr., p. 22.) 



No. 88. Chicago, 111. H. O. Snow. From Chicago Acacl. Sci., 1864. 



Botaurus lentiginosus Steph. — Bittern. Common 



summer resident throughout New England. This is one 



of the few Herons found as far north as Labrador. 



No. 999. Essex Co. R. Brookhouse, 1856. 

 No. 1000. " " 



Butorides virescens Bon. — Green Heron. Common 



summer resident throughout New England. 



No. 1021. Essex Co. 



No. 1022, young. Essex Co. 



Nyctiardea Gardenii Baird. — Night Heron. "Qua- 

 bird." " Squawk." Very abundant summer resident. 

 There are extensive " heronries " of this species at Wen- 

 ham and Rowley, and also at Camden, Mass., though fast 

 becoming things of the past. 



No. 998, young; first plumage. Eowley, Essex Co. H. P. Ives, 1854. 



No. 993. Essex Co. 



No. 994. Salem, Essex Co. L. J. Johnson, April 16, 1852. 



No. 995. " " " B. S. Grover, 1854. 



No. 396, ? , young. Essex Co. Amos Prince, May 30, 1866. 



The Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Nyctherodius viola- 

 ceus, may also occur. The Louisiana Heron, Demiegreita 

 Ludoviciana, has been detected as far north as New York 

 (Lawr., p. 292), and may occasionally straggle into New 

 England, though I know of no record of its occurrence. 



Falcinellus Ordii Bon. — Glossy Ibis. Has been oc- 

 casionally taken as far north as Massachusetts, but its 

 appearance must be regarded as exceptional. (Emm., p. 

 5; Peah., p. 365; Bins., p. 266; Putn., p. 230; AIL, 



