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men, shot near San Antonio and skinned for me by Dr. Heer- 
mann. This was the only one I could procure, as the bird is 
very wary and difficult to approach. 
Demiegretta pealii (Bonaparte). Peale’s Egret. 
[Not uncommon near San Antonio and in Eastern Texas 
during the summer months.—A. L. H.] 
Demiegretta rufa (Boddaert). Reddish Egret. 
[The same remark is applicable to this as to the preceding 
species.—A. L. H.] 
Demiegretta ludoviciana (Wilson), Louisiana Heron. 
Common at Matamoras and also near San Antonio. I re¬ 
ceived one from Port Stockton shot during the summer. At San 
Antonio I have shot them so late in the season that I think it 
not improbable that some few may remain there over the winter. 
In June 1864 I found numbers breeding on Galveston Island, 
building heavy nests on the ground or in the low bushes, and 
laying four light blue eggs. 
Garzetta candidissima (Gmelin). Snowy Heron. 
In August 1863 large flocks of Snowy Herons visited the 
lagoons near Matamoras; indeed so numerous were they that I 
on one occasion killed thirteen at one discharge. Near San 
Antonio I noticed one or two in the spring of 1864, and found 
a few breeding on Galveston Island in June. One was sent me 
from Fort Stockton. 
Herodias egretta (Gmelin). White Heron. 
I noticed a few near Matamoras in August, and during my 
stay at San Antonio shot three on different occasions. At 
Galveston I saw several in June; and I received one from Fort 
Stockton. 
Ardea herodias, Linnaeus. Great Blue Heron. 
Common throughout the whole year except during the two 
coldest months, when I never noticed any. 
Florida c^rulea (Linnaeus). Blue Heron. 
Very common near Matamoras during the summer, not fre¬ 
quenting the lagoon, but generally found on the Rio Grande, 
either close under the banks or perched on some old log in the 
