The Birds of El Paso County, Colorado 483 



in the County, as well as in Colorado, is a single bird seen 

 May 12, 1899, by Messrs. A. Gruber and F. Cikanck, taxi- 

 dermists then in the employ of Mr. Aiken, in a cottonwood 

 tree five miles south of Colorado Springs. As they were fa- 

 miliar with the species as well as with the more common E. 

 candidissiina, there seems no reason to doubt their identifi- 

 cation. 



Charles O'Connor saw three birds near a pond on the 

 prairie 14 miles east of Colorado Springs, September 25, 1912, 

 which seem to have been this species rather than the smaller 

 Snowy Heron. 



Egretta candidissiina. Snowy Egret. 



A not uncommon migrant, occurring irregularly in spring. 

 The earliest date is May 2, 1899, and six birds of this species 

 are known to have been killed in the vicinity of Colorado 

 Springs that spring. Aiken has received a number of speci- 

 mens from the mountains, indicating that it ranges as high 

 as 10,000 feet. 



Dichromanassa rufescens. Reddish Egret. 



Accidental. There is a single record of the capture of this 

 ppecies in the County and in Colorado. This is a juvenile or 

 immature bird which was brought to Aiken in the flesh, about 

 August, 1875, and which had been killed near Colorado Springs. 



Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Black-crowned Night Heron. 



A not uncommon spring migrant. A Black-crowned Night 

 Heron with a broken wing was seen in a tree in Monument 

 Valley Park, April 16, 1911. One was seen in the same park, 

 April 9, one April 27, and two more May 10, 1913. 



Grus canadensis. Little Brown Crane. 



Taken occasionally near Colorado Springs. A flock of 

 15 was seen near Fountain by Dr. Heiple, about September 

 29th, 1913, one of which was killed and brought to Aiken. 



