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NORTH AMERICAN HERONS AND THEIR ALLIES. 



Merida, Venezuela, to the Canal Zone, Panama, and also winters in 

 this region and on the islands off the north coast of Venezuela. 



Lower California Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias sanctilucae Thayer and 



Bangs. 



The name sanctilucae applies to the birds of the Cape region of 

 Lower California, where they have been found breeding on San 

 Jose and Espiritu Santo Islands and wintering south to San Jose 

 del Cabo. 



Galapagos Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias cognata Bangs. 



Restricted to the Galapagos Islands, where it is a constant resident. 



Migration and breeding of the Great Blue Heron and its subspecies. 



The following records of migration and breeding are not separated 

 according to subspecies, but it is easy to tell from the preceding 

 statements of range which particular form is intended. 



Spring migration. 



Number 

 of years' 

 records. 



Average 

 date of 



Earliest date 

 of spring 

 arrival. 



Raleigh.N.C 



Weaverville. N. C 



Lick Run. Va 



White Sulphur Springs, W. Va 



Washington, D. C 



Erie, Pa 



Renovo, Pa 



Morristown, N.J 



Br&nchport, N. Y 



Canandaigua, N. Y 



Bridgeport, Conn 



Hartford, Conn 



Jewett City, Conn 



Fitchburg, Mass 



Framingham, Mass. (near) 



Southern New Hampshire 



Plymouth, Me 



Westbrook, Me 



Portland, Me 



Grand Manan, New Brunswick 



St. John, New Brunswick 



Scotch Lake, New Brunswick 



Halifax, Nova Scotia (near) 



North River, Prince Edward Island . 



Quebec City, Canada 



Shawneetown, 111 



Oilman City, Mo 



Camden, Ind 



La Porte, Ind 



Waterloo, Ind 



Chicago, 111 



Rockford, 111 



Youngstown, Ohio 



Sandusky, Ohio 



Oberlin, Ohio 



Detroit, Mich 



Vicksburg, Mich 



Petersburg, Mich 



Plymouth, Mich 



Plover Mills, Ontario 



Dunnville, Ontario 



Guelph, Ontario 



Toronto, Ontario 



Apr. 2 



Apr. 6 



Apr. 1 



Apr. 6 



Apr. 3 



Apr. 5 



Apr. 15 



Apr. 9 



Mar. 31 



Mar. 25 



Apr. 9 



Apr. 11 



Apr. 12 



Apr. 12 

 Apr. 16 

 Apr. 11 

 Apr. 15 

 Apr. 15 

 Apr. 8 

 Apr. 12 

 Apr. 11 

 Apr. 17 

 Apr. 12 

 Apr. 16 

 Mar. 9 

 Mar. 18 

 Mar. 19 

 Mar. 29 

 Mar. 30 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 



Apr. 1 



Apr. 1 



Mar. 13 



Mar. 25 



Mar. 30 



Apr. 2 



Mar. 31 



Apr. 2 



Apr. 4 



Apr. 9 



Rare, winter. 



Mar. 29,1894 



Mar. 27,1888 



Apr. 4,1898 



Jan. 21,1912 



Mar. 27,1902 



Mar. 24,1903 



Mar. 27,1886 



Mar. 24,1899 



Mar. 24,1906 



Apr. 4,1905 



Apr. 4,1897 



Mar. 27,1901 



Mar. 20,1898 



Apr. 6,1887 



Mar. 28,1908 



Apr. 6,1879 



Mar. 24,1894 



Apr. 9, 1905 



Apr. 3,1889 



Apr. 3,1892 



Mar. 30,1902 



Mar. 31,1904 

 8,1888 



14,1905 

 7,1885 



16,1904 



Feb. 14,1885 



Mar. 26,1893 



Mar. 23,1887 



Feb. 28,1890 



Mar. 21,1893 



Mar. 12,1909 



Mar. 13,1907 



Mar. 20,1897 



Mar. 11, 1S91 



Mar. 16,1908 



Mar. 17,1897 



Mar. 30,1897 



Mar. 23.1897 



Mar. 29,1897 



Mar. 38,1003 



Feb. 1,1891 



Apr. 

 Apr. 



Mar. 

 Mar. 



