AND OOLOGIST. 
83 
June, 1893.] 
Distribution of the Black-Crowned 
Night Heron in Illinois. 
J. E. Dickinson. No. 3. 
Summer resident; abundant. Arrive April 
5th; leave October. Breeds in colonies in 
oak groves adjacent to swamps or creeks. 
Nest placed from 25 to 45 feet high-—com¬ 
posed of dead sticks. Sets found from May 
10 to early June. Has found nearly hatched 
young and birds building in same colony on 
May 27th. Set, 4 to 5 ; 6 eggs average 2.10 
x 1.50; largest, 5.04 x 1.51, smallest, 1.99 x 
i 1.54 ; color of eggs, blue. Common names, 
“ Qua bird,” “ Quak,” “ Shite Poke.” 
F. A. Gregory. No. 3. 
Summer resident. Not common. 
Breeds in colonies. 
Nests in second growth timber from 2 to 
3 feet high, of twigs loosely laid together. 
Eggs may be seen from below. 
Full sets found May 12. 
Sets, 3 to 5 ; 4 average. 
Measurements, 2.01 x 1.51, 2.04 x 1.52, 
2.00 x 1.50, 2.02 x 1.50. Average, 2.02 x 
1.5 r. 
Color, pale bluish green, but are much 
stained and dirty as incubation advances. 
W. E. Pratt. No. 6. 
June 30, 4 young. 
(As this is his only note of the nesting of 
this bird in Lake and Cook counties, we may 
Has not found, except as a migrant. (Has 
been taken in the county on “ Spoon River ” 
and “ Indian Creek ” frequently, but does 
not breed.—A.C.M.) 
W. S. Strode, M.D. No. 33. 
Has not met it. 
W. S. Cobleigh. No. 33. 
Summer resident. Arrives about the first 
of May; found in small numbers. Not 
i breeding in 33. 
found along the Illinois river and 
res. 
ts 3 to 4 ; eggs measure 2.15 x 1.45. 
deal, pale bluish-green. 
|. E. Loticks. No. 34. 
^rant. Not common; has only found 
the spring. Does not think it breeds. 
| .S'. Meixsell. No. 36. 
is not met it. 
. C. Pearson. No. 40. 
en occasionally ; was formerly plentiful. 
Varies Wells. No. 45. 
is not met it. 
f. L. Jones. No. 75. 
mmer resident, from April 20 to Sept. 
Common in the bottom lands and 
jps. Nests, but no notes taken. 
B. Vandercock. No. 77. 
is not found it. 
C. Elliot. No. 88. 
is not met it. 
W. Rearden. No. 92. 
it known. 
Widmann. Old Orchard, Mo. 
grant. Near St. Louis from April 16 
None later than May 5. 
iilo Smith, Jr. St. Louis, 
is no experience with it. 
P. Foir. Wayland, Mo. 
is never met it. 
Vrtis Wilson. Davenport, Iowa, 
mmer resident; common along streams, 
>onds sheltered by woods, 
rives last of April, leaves first of Sep- 
er. Probably breeds. No good breed- 
lace in vicinity. 
). cC- OS July and August, 1884. 
“ List of Birds collected near St. Louis, 
Mo.,” Julius Hurter. 
“Black-Crowned Night Heron, summer 
sojourner.” 
Ridgway. “ Birds ascertained to breed 
at Mt. Carmel.” Given by E. W. Nelson, 
in 1875, Bulletin of the Essex Institute. 
Black-Crowned Night Heron; Rare. 
