1872. The present location of the specimen is unknown, but it was properly identified by S. F. Baird and Robert Ridgway. 13. Anhinga anhinga (Linnaeus). Water-Turkey. Formerly an occasional straggler. Records are as follows: Rooks county, August, 1881; Meade county, May 1, 1888; Missouri river, near Kansas City, in 1882 and 1898. 14. Fregata magnificens Mathews. Man-o'-war-bird. Accidental. One was killed on the North Fork of the Solomon river, in Osborne county, by Frank Lewis, on August 16, 1880. 15. Ardea herodias herodias Linnaeus. Great Blue Heron. Common sum- mer resident, breeding locally. This race is probably confined to the north- eastern part of the state, intergrading with the next race in the central part. 16. Ardea herodias wardi Ridgway. Ward's Heron. Probably a summer resident in southeastern Kansas. Specimens referable to this race have been taken in Douglas and Labette counties. 17. Ardea herodias treganzai Court. Treganza's Heron. Probably a sum- mer resident in Western Kansas. An immature female was taken in Seward county on November 1, 1934. 18. Casmerodius albus egretta (Gmelin). American Egret. Occasional sum- mer visitant. There are a number of records in July, August and September from the eastern half of the state. 19. Egretta thula thula (Molina). Snowy Egret. Rare summer visitant; formerly fairly common. Like the American egret, this species occurs in late summer. Specimens have been taken in July, August and September in the eastern half of the state. 20. Florida caerulea caerulea (Linnaeus). Little Blue Heron. Common summer visitant in southeastern Kansas; occasional farther north. There are many late summer records of this bird in eastern Kansas. Most of these are the white immature birds. 21. Butorides virescens virescens (Linnaeus). Eastern Green Heron. Com- mon summer resident in the eastern half of the state. It is found in wooded sections along rivers and creeks. 22. Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli (Gmelin). Black-crowned Night Heron. Common summer resident, in suitable localities, throughout the state. Dis- dtribution is local and spotty, for this heron nests in cottonwood groves near marsh land. 23. Nyctanassa violacea violacea (Linnaeus). Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Occasional summer resident in southeastern Kansas. There are a number of breeding records as far north as Greenwood county. 24. Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu). American Bittern. Occasional sum- mer resident, common migrant, in all parts of the state. 25. Ixobrychus exilis exilis (Gmelin). Eastern Least Bittern. Probably an irregular summer resident. Many specimens have been taken in the summer months in the eastern part of the state, but there are no records of nests found. 26. Mycteria americana Linnaeus. Wood Ibis. Casual straggler. There are three records as follows: Chetopa, 1883: Ellis, March 26, 1885; and Good- land, October 1, 1913. 27. Plegadis guarauna (Linnaeus). White-faced Glossy Ibis. Occasional summer visitant. There are four Kansas specimens, as follows: Douglas