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at the same place July 15. In the fall of 1885 numbers were present at 
Saint Louis, Mo., on the Lith and 16th of August. At Fernwood, Ill. 
the last were noted August 8; at Emporia, Kans., August 14; Saint 
Louis, Mo., September 11; and Bonham, Tex. August 15. ‘ White 
Herons” and “Snowy Herons” were reported from Peoria, Ill., March 
20; from Sioux City, Iowa, March 30, common, April 7; and from Rich- 
mond, Kans., November 8. Just which species was seen is doubtful. 
197. Ardea candidissima Gmelin. [490.] Snowy Heron; Little While Egret. 
The range of this species is much the same as that of the last. It is 
exceedingly abundant in the marshes near the Gulf coast. In 1884 it 
was reported only from Grand Ridge, Ill., where the first was seen 
April 19. Itis resident in western Texas (Lloyd). Colonel Goss says it 
is not uncommon in Kansas, arriving from the south in July and August, 
and returning in September. 
198. Ardea rufescens Gmelin. [491.] Reddish Kgret. 
A southern species, breeding in large colonies along the coast of 
Texas. “A summer visitant to southern Illinois, not known to breed” 
(Ridgway). 
199. Ardea tricolor ruficollis (Gosse). [492.] Louisiana Heron. 
An inhabitant of the Gulf States. Near Houston, in eastern Texas, 
it breeds in swampy woods, but is not very common (Nehrling). Along 
the lower Rio Grande, in Texas, it breeds abundantly (Merrill and Sen- 
nett); but Dr. Merrill thinks it passes the winter farther south. It has 
been reported once from Indiana (Nelson). 
200. Ardea ccerulea Linn. [493.] Little Blue Heron. 
Like the last, this species is exceedingly abundant in the marshes 
near the Gulf coast. It is not known to breed in Kansas, though it has 
been seen there in July, August, and September. The northward fall 
migration spoken of under the White Egret is again seen in this species. 
A few breed in southern Illinois, and in the fall large numbers come 
there from the South, making it for a time an abundant species. It 
rarely, if ever, occurs north of latitude 40°. I made the acquaintance 
of this species in the summer of 1884 at Red Rock, Ind. Ter. No nest 
was found, but old birds were seen every few days all summer -long 
near a small stream. This species was not noted in 1885 by any of 
the observers except at Bonham, Tex. One in white phase was sent 
me, which had been secured there July 16. Ten birds were seen July 
21, but whether in white or blue plumage was not stated. The last 
was seen August 24, It was recorded by Mr. Lloyd as a resident at 
San Angelo, Tex., where it was particularly abundant in fall migration. 
201. Ardea virescens Linn. [494.] Green Heron. 
The habitat of this Heron agrees closely with thatof Ardea herodias, but 
in most places it is a more common species. Like the Great Blue Heron 
