AVES. 59 



HERODIONES. HERODII. 



ARDEIDAE. 



Ardea nycticorax Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 6, 

 p. 82, pi. 363. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 19, fig. 13. 



Swamps and marshes; nests in colonies in trees, rarely on the 

 ground. 



Me. — Common summer resident, chiefly near the coast. Spring- 

 Sept. 16. Eggs, May 26. 



N. H. — Uncommon summer resident north to southern White 

 Mt. valleys. April-Oct. 



Vt. — Uncommon summer resident near lakes and streams. 



Mass. — Common migrant and summer resident; rare winter 

 resident near coast. Mar. 27-Nov. 1 (winter). Eggs, May 2- 

 June 13. 



R. I. — Common summer and rare winter resident. April 1- 

 Sept. 23 (winter). Eggs, May 7- June 7. 



Conn. — Common migrant and less common summer resident. 

 April-Oct. Eggs, April 17. 



113. Nyctanassa violacea (Linne) Sharpe. 



Yellow-crowned night heron. 



Ardea violacea Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 143. 

 "in America septentrionali." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, 

 vol. 6, p. 89, pi. 364. 



Swamps and lowlands; nests in low trees. 



Me. — Accidental visitor: Deering, April 13, 1901; Portland, 

 April 11, 1906. 



Mass. — Accidental visitor: six instances. July-Oct. 



R. I. — -Accidental visitor: Newport, Aug. 1892; Tiverton, 

 April 23, 1886. 



