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HERODIAS EGRETTA (Gmel.). 

 Great White Egret. 



Ardea egretta, Gmel., Syst. Nat, i, 1788, 029.— Woodh., Sitgreave's Exp. Zuili & Col. 



Eiv., 1854, 97.— Heerm., P. R. R. Rep., x, pt. ii, 1859, 59.— Coues, Key N. 



A. Birds, 1872, 267.— Id., Birds Northwest, 1874, 519. 

 Eerodias egretta, Bd., Birds N. A., 1858, GC6. — Coues, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 



1SGG, 95 (Colorado Biver) — SNOW, Birds Kan., 1872, 13.— Yarrow & Hen- 



shaw, Rep. OrD. Specs., 1872, Wheeler's Exped., 1S74, 30. 

 Eerodias alba var. egretta, Henshaw, Rep. Orn. Specs., 1873, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 



14G. 

 Eerodias egretta var. californica, Bd., Birds N. A., 1858, 667. — Xantus, Proc, Acad. 



Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 192. 



A single individual observed near Beaver, Utah, but not secured. From 

 information received, it is probably not common at Provo, though seen there. 



A single individual was seen on a small creek at Camp Grant, Ariz., 

 but was so wary that all attempts to capture it proved unavailing. One 

 seen also on the San Pedro River. 



BUTORIDES VIRESCENS (Linn.). 



Green Heron. 



Ardea virescens, Linn., Syst, Nat., i, 1766, 238.— Woodh., Sitgreave's Exp. Znni & Col. 

 Riv., 1854, 9G.— Heerm., P. R. R, Rep., x, pt. ii, 1859, G3.-^Coues, Birds 

 Northwest, 1874, 522. 



Butorides virescens, Bd., Birds N. A., 1858, 676.— Xantus, Proc. Acad. Nat, Sci. Phila., 

 1859, 192 (Fort Tejon, Cal.).— Bd., U. S. & Mex. Bound. Surv., ii, pt, ii, 

 1859, Birds, 24.— Kennerly, P. R. R, Rep., Whipple's Route, x, 1859, 38.— 

 Henry, Proc. Acad. Nat, Sci. Phila., 1859, 108 (New Mexico).— Coues, 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1866, 95.— Allen, Bui. Mus. Comp. Zool., 

 1872, 182 (Eastern Kansas).— Coues, Key N. A. Birds, 1872, 268.— Snow, 

 Birds Kan., 1872, 13.— Henshaw, Rep. Orn. Specs., 1873, Wheeler's Exped., 

 1874, 146. 



A specimen secured at Camp Grant, Ariz. Though this is the only 



occasion the species has been actually seen, it doubtless occurs throughout 



Utah and the Southern Region generally; its small size and skulking habits 



combining to render its detection a matter of mere chance. 

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