92 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. [No, 22, 



Ardea herodias Linn. Great Blue Heron. 



One noted on Red River, near Lake Winnipeg, June 15. 



Edwards figured a specimen from Hudson Bay, calling it the 'Ash- 

 colour'd Heron from North America.'" His figure formed the prin- 

 cipal basis for Linnteus's description of Ardea herodias. Turner 

 records a specimen collected at Moose Factory, James Bay, August 

 29, 1860, by James McKenzie.* This specimen is recorded in the cat- 

 alogue of birds in the U. S. National Museum, but can not now be 

 found. 



Grus americana (Linn.). Whooping Crane. 



Edwards figured the ' Hooping-Crane from Hudson's-Bay. ' " His fig- 

 ure formed a partial basis for Linnseus's description of Ardea ameri- 

 cana. Hearne says: "This bird vii^its Hudson's Bay in the spring, 

 though not in great numbers. Thej^ are generally seen only in pairs, 

 and that not very often." " 



Grus canadensis (Linn.). Little Brown Crane. 



Noted several times on the Barren Grounds 25 miles south of Cape 

 Eskimo, usually in companies of four or five. The distorting effect of 

 the atmosphere sometimes gave them a strange appearance as they 

 stood or walked about on some distant hillock. 



Edwards's 'Brown and Ash-colour'd Crane,' figured from a Hudson 

 Bay specimen,* formed the basis of Linnteus's description of Ardea 

 canadensis. Forster recorded the species from Severn River, -^ Murray 

 from Trout Lake,^' and Richardson from igloolik, Melville Peninsula.* 

 It was seen at Montreal Island, near the mouth of Great Fish River, 

 and recorded by King.* 



Rallus virginianus Linn. Virginia Rail. 



Dr. Bell records from York Factorv a specimen presented by Dr. 

 Matthews.'' Nutting found it common about Chemawawin, Saskatch- 

 ewan, and secured specimens.^' 



Porzana Carolina (Linn.). Sora. 



Edwards figured a sora rail from Hudson Bay,^ calling it the ' Little 

 American Water Hen,' and the species is recorded from Severn House 



"Nat. Hist., Ill, pi. 135, 1750. 



6Proc. U. S. Nat. Mua., VIII, p. 245, 1885. 



"Nat. Hist, III, p]. 132, 1750. 



''Journey * * * to the Northern Ocean, p. 422, 1795. 



fNat. Hist., Ill, pi. 133, 1750. 



/Phil. Trans., LXII, p. 409, 1772. 



CEdin. New Phil. Journ. (new ser.), IX, p. 225, 1859. 



''Appendix to Parry's Second Voyage, p. 353, 1825 (1827). 



'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, II, p. 21, 1836. 



.^'Eept. Prog. Can. Geol. Surv., 1882-3-4, App. Ill, p. 55DD (1885). 



''Nat. Hist. Bull. Univ. Iowa, II, p. 262, 1893. 



I Nat. Hist. Ill, pi. 144, 1750. 



