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Nycticorax nycticorax naevius.
L. Umbagog, Maine.
Nyctardea grisea nivea. - Aug. 2, /12/ 1873.
Nyctardea nivosa grisea, Oct. 14
Sept. 1884.
Nyctardea nivea 23rd 1893 heard squabbing at evening
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1894 Nyctardea grisea
September 17, 18
On both occasions heard at night - a large bird, apparently, flying about over the marshes at the Outlet. On the 2nd October I saw fresh tracks of either a Night Heron or Bittern on a sandy beach near the Outlet.
1895
Sept. 8 / heard 10 P.M. in direction Bitter. // / heard 7 P.M. near Pine Pt.
1873. Nyctardes grisea niveae.
Maine (Lake Umbagog).
Aug. 2. On the Megalloway a mile or two below the landing the steamer started a flock of about a dozen which were roosting in the spruces on the bank.
" 12. Shot a young bird which started from the muddy shore of Cambridge River about two miles above the dam.