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31. BUTORIDES VIRESCENS VIRESCENS (Linnaeus). 



Green Heeon. 

 "Fly-Up-The-Creek." 



"The first recorded specimen of this heron was shot 

 June 9, 1888, while "flying down the Walton Bottom" 

 near Greensboro. Its stomach was filled with crawfish. 



Common. Summer resident. Breeds." (1890d). 



No. 171. Male, hornot. Greensboro. July 12, 1889. W. C. 

 Avery. 



No. 869. Sex (?). Greensboro. June 24, 1891. W. C. Avery. 

 Odd specimen with no label. 



32. NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX N^VIUS (Boddaert). 



Black-ceowned Night Heron. 



In his original notes, Dr. Avery records this bird near 

 Greensboro, Sept. 6, 1886, but for some reason omitted 

 the record from his "Birds Observed in Alabama," pub- 

 lished in 1890. 



33. NYCTANASSA VIOLACEA (Linnaeus). 

 Yellow-crowned Night Heron. 



July 1, 1879, recording the capture of one of these her- 

 ons. Dr. Avery wrote: "This bird lit in a cedar (in the 

 back yard) where the fowls had gone to roost. It was 

 killed after sunset." Eleven years later he published this 

 note : "Not common. A specimen in my collection is la- 

 beled Aug. 12." (1890d). 



No. 185. Female. Greensboro. Aug. 12, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



34. GRUS AMERICANA (Linnaeus). 



Whooping Crane. 



"Rare. Seen many years ago in the Cypress Slough, 

 Millwood." (1890d). 



35. RALLUS ELEGANS (Audubon). 



King Rail. 



Concerning this bird. Dr. Avery in 1888 published the 

 following : 



"On the 24th of M^rch I met three small boys who 

 were returning from the field with dogs and guns. Be- 

 sides a half dozen hares which one of them carried on a 



