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VERMONT AGIIICLLTURAL KEPOKT. 
Green Heron. Butorides mrescens^ Cab. 
One was shot in Lunenburgh, on the Connecticut River, and 
is now in cabinet. Have never known of others. 
Night Heron ; Qua-bird ; Squawk. Nyctiardea grisea ncevla, Allen. 
Common summer resident. Nests in trees, and all in a town- 
ship seem to desire to nest in the same tree. 
American Bittern. Botauras mugitans^ Coues. 
Rarely seen in Vermont. 
Least Bittern. Ardetta exilis^ Gr. 
Scarce. 
FAMILY GRUIDiE.— Cranes. 
Great White, or Whooping Crane. Grus Americana Temm. 
Scarce, more so than formerh'. 
Brown, or Sand-hill Crane. Grus pratensis^ Bartr. 
One captured two years ago on the Connecticut at Lunenburgh. 
Scarce. 
FAMILY RALLID^. — Rails and their Allies. 
Virginia Rail, liallus Yirginianus, Linn. 
Very rare. 
Carolina Rail, or Sora. Forzana Carolina^ Vieill. 
More common, but not abundant. 
Yellow Rail, or Crake. Forzana noveboracensis^ Cass. 
Specimen shot at Newport. Never saw an}' other here, yet 
said to be seen now and then. 
Florida Gallinule. Gallinida galeato. Bp. 
One specimen shot on Lake Champlain. Said to be often seen 
there. 
FAMILY ANATID^.— Swans, Geese and Ducks. 
Common Wild Goose ; Canada Goose. Bernicla Ca)iadeiisis. Boie. 
Seen spring and fall. Seldom breed here. 
Dusky Duck. Anas obscura^ Gm. 
Breed with us often, but mostly further north. 
Green-winged Teel. Querquedida Carolinensis^ Steph. 
Migratory. Seen in transit. 
Summer, or Wood Duck. A ix sponsa, Boie. 
Quite common. Nest in holes in trees and rock cavities. A 
beautiful bird. 
