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97. Plegadis autumnalis. Glossy Ibis. 



A casual visitor. Two specimens are in the collection of 

 the Long Island Historical Society, one from Southampton, 

 the other from Jamaica Bay (Dutcher, Auk, x, 1893, p. 271). 



98. Tantalus loculator. Wood Ibis. 



A casual visitor. A specimen was secured at East Marion, 

 Long Island, June 21, 1890 (Dutcher, Auk, x, 1893, p. 266). 



99. Botaurus lentiginosus. Amekican Bittern. 



Common transient visitant. Aug. 4 (Shinnecock) to Decem- 

 ber 11 (Rockaway) and April 16 (Sheepshead Bay) to INIay 5 

 (Montauk). 



100. Ardetta exilis. Least Bittern. 



Common summer resident. June 5 (Rockaway) to Aug. 28 

 (Freeport). 



101. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. 



Observed at Gardiner's Island during first week in July, 

 1903, by Mr. C. G. Abbott. Probably a rare summer resident 

 at this and other restricted areas; April 9 (Montauk) and April 

 13 (Rockaway) to May 21 (Amityville) and July 21 (Amityville) 

 to Nov. 16 (Montauk). Rarely seen in winter (Foster, Abstr. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. Y., 1892-3, no. 5, p. 2). 



102. Herodias egretta. .American Egret. 



Rare autumnal visitor. It was recorded from South Oyster 

 Bay, Aug. 3, 1882 (Dutcher, Auk, i, 1876, p. 32); from Jamaica 

 Bay Oct. 1, 1897 (Braislin, ^wZ:, xvii, p. 69); from Montauk, 

 July 23, 1900 (Braislin, Auk, xix, p. 145). The writer has seen 

 a number of mounted birds of this species taken on Long Island 

 concerning which no data other than the evidence afforded by 

 the skins, were available. 



103. Egretta candidissima. Snowy Heron. 



Rare autumnal visitor. The occurrence of several specimens 



