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at the same place July 15. In the fall of 1885 numbers were present at 

 Saint Louis, Mo., on the 15th and 16th of August. At Fernwood, 111. 

 the last were noted August 8 5 at Emporia, Kaus., August 14 ; Saint 

 Louis, Mo., September 11; and Bonham, Tex. August 15. u White 

 Herons" and "Snowy Herous " were reported from Peoria, 111., March 

 20 $ from Sioux City, Iowa, March 30, common, April 7 ; and from Eich- 

 mond, Kans., November 3. Just which species was seen is doubtful. 



197. Ardea candidissima Gmelin. [490.] Snowy Heron; Little White 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 Eidge, 111., where the first was seen 

 April 19. It is 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 Grnelin. [491.] Reddish Egret. 



A southern species, breeding in large colonies along the coast of 

 Texas. "A summer visitant to southern Illinois, not known to breed" 

 (Eidgway)r 



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 Bio 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 Linu. [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 Eed Eock, 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 



