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Micii.s one ^ecimen taken April 9, l87^A. B. Covei-ti xii., 7, 

 126^ — Have been taken as far north as Massachusetts and the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence — E. P. Bicknell. xii., 9, 165 — Kare visitor at Chat- 

 ham, N. J. — Harold Herrick. 



Ardea egretfa. Great White Egret, i., 7, 105— Short account of this 

 species by the Editors, ii., 11, 163 — Very numerous ; eggs laid Feb. 15 

 to 30 in the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — Fred A. Ober. ii., 11, 

 163 — Incident of one swallowing a Uve rat at Falatka, Florida — L. 

 W. L. vii., 3, 30 — Rare on the meadows near Trenton, N. J., be- 

 tween June 5 and 30, 1876—0. C. Abbott, vii., 31, 835— Very rare 

 in Yates County, N. Y.; one taken in spring — date not recorded — J. 

 B. Gilbert, ix., 17, 337 — Breed in lar^e colonies in Florida — Wm. 

 K. Lente. xi., 34, 483 — One shot at the junction of Croton and Hud. 

 son rivers, New York, early in Sept., 1870 — A. K. Fisher, xii;, 7, 

 136— Have been taken as far north as Massachusetts and the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence — E. P. Bicknell. xii., 9, 165 — Rare visitor at Chatham, 

 N. J. — Harold Herriek. 



Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron, i., 7, 99 — Claiming they should be 

 destroyed because they catch fish — J. Clement French, i., 7, 105 — 

 An account of this species by the Editors, ii., 11, 163 — Abundant, 

 breeding in the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — Fred A. Ober. v., 

 23, 339 — One taken on Long Island and now in the collection of the 

 Long Island Historical Society, vi., 5, 67 — Eggs nearly all hatched 

 near Chester, Pa., the first week in May— 0. F. P. vi., 7, 100— 

 Found near Moatpelier, Vt. — W. A. Briggs. vi., 9, 133 — ^Anive in 

 Massachusetts between April 1 and 10. vi., 15, 333—One noticed at 

 Riverdale-on-Hudson, N. Y., April 6, 1876— E. P. Bicknell. vi., 17, 

 263 — Found on Lake Minnt-tonka, Minn. — Franklin Benner. vi., 19, 

 301— Pound at Meacham Lake, N. Y., April 10, 1876— A. R. Fuller. 

 vi., 23, 354— Arrived at HoUis, N. H., April 17, 1875; April 13, 1876 

 — W. H. Fox. vii. , 3, 30— ,Not rare on the meadows near Trenton, N. 

 J., between June 5 and 30, 1876— U. C. Abbott, vii., 4, 53 — Com- 

 mon in summer in Central New York; srrives in May and breeds — 

 H. G. Fowler, vii., 1\ 147 — -A common summer visitor to Ann 

 Arbor, Mich.; arrives b / April 10 ; breeds middle of May; departs 

 Oct. 1— A. B. Covert, v/i., 10, 149 — One shot at Salem, Mass., Oct. 

 5, 1876— R. L. Newcomb. vii., 35, 389— Found in Southeastern Wy- 

 ominp. May 13, 1875— A. G. Brackett. viii., 7, 96— Noictd at Ply- 

 mouth, Mass., in 1852 — F. C. Browne, viii., 10, 146 — Common aumr 

 mer resident at Webster, N. H.; may breed now, as it did a few 

 years ago — Ohas. F. Goodhne. viii., 14, 308 — ^Arrived at Hornells- 

 villp, N. Y., March 9, 1877. viii., 22, 361— Found in Michigan 

 — " Archer " (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 24, 451 — Account of a large 

 herony at Richmond, Ohio — Dr. T. Garlick. x., 11, 305 — One shot 

 at Hornellsville, N. Y., about April 10, 1878—" John." xii., 30, 385 

 — One specimen taken at Lake Oomo, Wyoming — S. W. Williston. 



Ardea leucogastra leucoprymna. Louisiana Heron, i., 7, 105— Short 

 account of this species by the-Editors. ii., 11, 163 — Not very abun- 

 dant in the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — Fred A. Ober. 



Ardea virescens. Green Heron, i., 7, 105 — Short account of this species 

 by the Editors, ii., 7, 103 — Common at Audover, Mass.; fish at night 

 and show a luminous spot on their breast— L. Wyman. ii., 11, 163 — 

 Very plentiful and breeding in the Lake Okeechobee rsgion, Florida — 

 Fred A. Ober. ii., 22, 341— Found in Russell County, Kansas; feed 

 on fish— F. S. B(ensoD). vi., 7, 100— Found near Montpelier, Vt. — 

 W. A. Briggs. vi., 15, 333— Arrived at Riverdale, N. T., April 24, 

 1676 — E. P. Bicknell. vii., 2, 20 — Common on the meadows near 

 Trenton, N. J., between June 5 and 30, 187&— C. C. Abbott, vii., 4, 

 63— Arrives in May in Central New York ; not common ; breeds — H. 

 G. Fowler, vii., 10, 147— Summer visitor at Ann Arbor, Mich.; not 



