SCIENCE beenfound near Bermuda (Cramp and Simmons 1977). From 1979 through1985, 279 Gray Herons were recordedin Iceland, 50 in 1985 alone, many of which overwin- tered (P&ursson and Olafsson GRAYHERONS 1988).Thus, the GrayHeron seems likelyto appearsooner or later in the Maritime Provinces of Canada or In the easternUnited States. We urge birders to watch for it, but we wish ONBARBADOS to emphasizethat thisnote is in- tendedonly to alertreaders to the Hasthis species been overlooked possibilityof the GrayHerons oc- currence.Age and seasonal variation on the East coast? in bothGray and Great Blue herons often makes it difficult to be certain byP. IY/5'lliam Smith and Susan A. Smith ofthe identity of particular individu- alsin thefield, and the accompany- THE GRAYHERON (ARDEA CINEREA) in besideit shortlythereafter. It was ing photosare intended only as a is thewidespread Old-World coun- duller,suggesting that it mightbe startingpoint. We knowof no good terpartof our Great Blue Heron immature.By 7:15 a.m.,both indi- treatiseon the finepoints of sepa- (Ardeaherodias). It hasa historyof viduals had secreted themselves in ratingthese two speciesand hope trans-Atlanticdisplacement, both to thefoliage and were no longervisi- that this note will stimulate further Greenland, where it is considered ble.In thesame period and from the investigation. ß casual(Palmer 1962, A.O.U. 1983), samevantage point, we also saw sev- and to the southern Caribbean, eral Great Blue Herons come in to Literature Cited AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION where birds bandedas nestlings roost.The GreatBlues were larger 1983. The A.O.U. Check-list of in France have been recovered on and much darker overall,espe- North American birds. 6th ed Montserrat,Martinique, and Trini- ciallyon the neck and foreparts, and AmericanOrnithologists' Union, dad (Crampand Simmons1977). showedchestnut thighs. We consid- Washington. On November 8, 1988, we observed eredwhether we mighthave seen BOND,J. 1965. Tenth supplementto two Gray Heronsin the Graeme White-neckedHerons (Ardea cocoi ), the Check-list of birds of the West Indies (1956). Acad. Nat. Sci, which are native to South America, Hall Swamp,Barbados (13ø10'N, Philadelphia. 59ø35'W),where this specieswas but discountedthis possibility be- __. 1966.Eleventh supplement to the sighted in August 1963 (Bond causethe birdsclearly did not have Check-list of birds of the West Indies 1965) and where two other Old- blackcaps. Notified of our discov- (1956).Acad. Nat. Sci.,Philadelphia World herons, the Little Egret ery,local ornithologist M. B. Hutt CRAMP, S., AND SIMMONS, K. E. L (Egrettagarzetta) (Bond 1966) and (in litt.) reportedfinding three Gray (Eds.). 1977. Handbook of the Herons at the same site on the fol- birdsof Europe,the Middle East, and theWestern Reef-Heron (Egretta gu- North Africa: the birds of the West- laris)(Smith and Hutt 1984), have lowingday. ern Palearctic. Vol. 1. Oxford Univer- been discovered. With a windborne invasion of sityPress, Oxford. S. A. Smithnoted the firstGray African locusts in the southern Ca- PALMER,R. S. (Ed). 1962. Handbook Heronat about7 a.m.,perched atop ribbeanmaking world headlines dur- of North American birds. Vol. 1. Yale UniversityPress, New Haven. a mangroveabout 150 m distant.It ing the autumnof 1988,it wasnot PETURSSON, G., and OLAFSSON, E wasevidently an adult,showing a surprisingto discoveran Old-World 1988. [Rare birds in Iceland 1985] medium-graymantle and nearly bird specieson Barbados,especially Bliki 6: 33-68. white hindneck,a white headwith a onelike the GrayHeron, which has SMITH, P. W, and Hum M. B. 1984 prominentblack stripe behind the reachedthere before. It seemspossi- Firstsight record of WesternReef- Herons for Barbados. Am. Birds 38 eye,largely white underparts except ble that thisspecies has been over- 254-256. for black on the sides of the lower looked on the East Coast of North belly,black shoulders, white thighs, Americain thepast. The species has --South Florida ResearchCenter, EvergladesNational Park, P.O. Box a brightyellow bill, and dark brown- wandered to the Azores, Madeira, 279, Homestead,FL 33030 (Smith ishlegs. The secondindw•dual flew the CanaryIslands, and haseven & Smith)

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