32 Mr. H. E. Dresser on the Birds of Southern Texas. 
stream. I noticed one or two near San Antonio, and also on 
the Brazos and Colorado Rivers. 
Ardetta exilis (Grinelin). Least Bittern. 
In July and August I noticed two at the lagoon at Matamo- 
ras. They are occasionally seen near San Antonio. 
Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu). American Bittern. 
Common and resident. 
Butorides yirescens (Linnaeus). Green Heron. 
Common, breeding on all the larger rivers. 
Nyctiardea gardeni (Gmelin). American Night-Heron. 
Of rather common occurrence in all the parts of Texas I 
visited. 
Nyctherodius yiolaceus (Linnaeus). Yellow-crowned 
Heron. 
Commoner than the last species. At Matamoras I noticed 
none before the end of August. 
Tantalus loculator, Linnaeus. Wood-Ibis. 
Not of uncommon occurrence near San Antonio; and I am 
told by planters living on the Brazos and Colorado Rivers that 
it breeds there. 
Ibis rubra (Linnaeus). Scarlet Ibis. 
I have been assured by friends living at Matamoras that the 
Scarlet Ibis is found there and at a lagoon near Brownsville 
during the winter. I remained at San Antonio at that season, 
and thus had no opportunity of judging for myself; but the 
Scarlet Ibis is a bird that is not easily confounded with any other, 
and I therefore include it in this list. 
Ibis alba (Linnseus). White Ibis. 
Abundant at Matamoras in August, frequenting the town 
lagoon, where I have on several occasions shot four or five before 
breakfast. I always ate them, and found them excellent—indeed, 
far superior to the Curlew. 
Ibis ordi (Bonaparte). North-American Glossy Ibis. 
This Ibis was very numerous at the lagoons near Matamoras 
