V °^*] General Notes. I 77 
The Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Rhode Island.—In August, 1892, 
it was ray good fortune to procure a Yellow-crowned Night Heron 
(Nycticorax violaceus ), at Newport, Rhode Island. The bird was a 
young female, and was taken in a small grove of pine trees. When first 
perceived it was standing on the ground apparently unconcerned as to its 
surroundings. Upon my approach the bird did not appear intimidated 
but began to walk along slowly under the trees. It was very easily shot. 
This is the first one of this species that I have seen in Newport, and I 
think it rather a rare occurrence.— J. Livermore, New York City. 
Auk XI. April. 1894 p. 177 
Dutcher, Long Island Birds. 
Nycticorax violaceus. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. —Mr. Giraud 
dismisses this southern Heron with few words, merely saying, “The 
Yellow-crowned Heron seldom extends its visits to Long Island.” 1 His 
statement, written in 1844, would apply today just as well, for it is only 
now that I am able to make my first record of this species during a 
period of fifteen years’ collecting. Mr. A. D. Lott, one of my valued 
correspondents, wrote to me that a specimen of N. violaceus had been 
caught alive, in the latter part of April, in a swamp near the village of 
Freeport, Queens Co. He adds, “We have never seen a bird like it 
before ” Auk X, July, 1893 p 266 
1 ‘Birds of Long Island,’ p. 281. 
1 Z 5 
I 477 - {.Yellow-crowned Night Heron near Tiverton, R. /.] [By J. 
M. SouthwicK.] Ibid., No. 7, July, 1886, p. 49. 
