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Egeetta candidissima candidissima (Gmelin). Sncwy Egret. 

 Accidental. 



The only record for this part of the country is a beautiful 

 specimen in the Bankers collection taken in Holt County on 

 April 14, 1904. 



Florka caeeulea (Linn.). Little Blue Heron. 

 Irregular summer visitant. 



The few small flocks of these herons that have been seen here 

 are wanderers from the south after the nesting season. Ten 

 specimens testify to its occurrence in this vicinity. Eight of 

 these were taken from one flock by Chas. Bankers on August 

 20, 1916. 



BuTORiDES viEESCENS viKESCENS (Linn.). Green Heron. 

 Common summer resident. 



The Green Heron arrives about the middle of April and is 

 seldom seen after the first of October. Every small wooded 

 creek has its nesting pairs. It nests in Swope Park and along 

 the Blue Eiver within the city. It is very common in the Mis- 

 souri Valley and in the valley of the Little Blue. It begins lay- 

 ing shortly after the middle of May. 



This heron is less shy than others of the family and falls an 

 easy prey to many thoughtless gunners, and for this reason 

 alone is noticeably decreasing in numbers. 



Nycticorax nycticorax naevius (Boddaert). Black-crowned 

 Night Heron. 

 Rare migrant and possible summer resident. 



The Black-crowned Night Heron arrives about the middle of 

 April and leaves by the middle of October. It is much less 

 common than formerly. It has been known to breed in the 

 counties to the north of us but the nest has never been found in 

 Jackson County. It should be looked for in suitable localities. 



Nyctanassa violacba (Linn.). Yellow-crowned Night Heron. 

 Very rare summer resident. 



The only authentic record of the occurrence of this heron in 

 this vicinity is a pair seen at a nearby hunting resort on April 

 17, 1915. 



