58 FAUXA OF XEW EXGL^IXD. 



HERODIOXES. ' HERODII. 



ARDEID-IE. 



!Me. — Accidental visitor. April 1-Sept. 



X. H. — Accidental visitor: Amherst, April 2S, 1S97. 



A't. — Doubtfully recorded. 



!ALiSS. — Occasional "\isitor. April l-4r-Aug_ 



R. I. — Rare Aisitor. June 7-Aug. 



Coxx. — Rare visitor. I\Iay-Sept. 7. 



111. BuTORmES viRESCEXS ( Limie) Bonaparte. 



Little green heron; Fly-up-the-creek; Green heron; Poke. 



Ardea virescens Linne, Syst. nat.. ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 144. 

 "A:^iERiCA." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1S43, vol, 6, p. 105, pi. 367. 

 Egg, Capen, 1SS6, pi. 19, fig. 12. 



^Mainly freshwater streams and ponds; nests in small trees. 



Me. — Uncommon migrant and stimmer resident in southern 

 coimties. May 2-Sept.l9. 



X. H. — Uncommon summer resident in soiuhern half, and in 

 Coimecticut valley. Late April-Oct. Eggs, June 16. 



Vt. — Uncommon stimmer resident in southern part. IMav- 

 Oct. 



M\ss. — Common summer resident. (April 9 and 16) April 26- 

 Oet. 16. Eggs, May 10-Jime 2. 



R. I. — Common summer resident. April 20-Sept. 24. Eggs, 

 May 21, 23. 



Coxx. — Common summer resident. Late April-Oct. Eggs, 

 May 30- June 17. 



112. Xycticor.\x XYCTicoR.\x XAEvius (Boddaen) Zeledon. 



Black-crowned night heron; Buttermimk; Qua-t)ird; Quok; 

 Shitepoke: Squawk. 



Ardea naevia Bodd.. Tabl. d. planch, enlum. d'hist. nat., 1783, 

 p. 56. Based on Buffon: "Cayexxe." 



