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1896
1896
Chapman. The Standing of Ardetta neoxena.
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1889. A. O. U. Committee on Nomenclature. First Supplement to Check-List of North American Birds, p. 6.
Ardetta is here ranked as a subgenus of Botaurus and the species is therefore recognized as Botaurus neoxenus.
Ardetta is here ranked as a subgenus of Botaurus and the species is therefore recognized as Botaurus neoxenus.
1889. Scott, W. E. D. A second specimen of Cory's Bittern (Botaurus neoxenus). Auk, VI, 317.
Records the capture near Lake Okeechobee of the second known specimen.
Records the capture near Lake Okeechobee of the second known specimen.
1891. Cory, Charles B. Capture of a Fourth Specimen of Ardetta neoxena. Auk, VIII, 309.
Records an adult male from the Kissimmee River, Florida. The capture of the third known specimen herein referred to was not published until 1892.
Records an adult male from the Kissimmee River, Florida. The capture of the third known specimen herein referred to was not published until 1892.
1891. Scott, W. E. D. Notes on the Nest and Habits of Cory's Bittern (Botaurus neoxenus). Auk, VIII, 309.
Records the discovery, June 8, 1890, by J. F. Menge, of a nest containing four young on the borders of Lake Flirt, a small lake west of Okeechobee.
Records the discovery, June 8, 1890, by J. F. Menge, of a nest containing four young on the borders of Lake Flirt, a small lake west of Okeechobee.
1892. Scott, W. E. D. A Description of the adult male of Botaurus neoxenus (Cory), with Additional Notes on the Species. Auk, IX, 141.
Records the capture of three birds by J. F. Menge near Lake Okeechobee. It is suggested that neoxena may prove to be a color-phase of exilis.
Records the capture of three birds by J. F. Menge near Lake Okeechobee. It is suggested that neoxena may prove to be a color-phase of exilis.
1892. Scott, W. E. D. Notes on the Birds of the Caloosahatchie Region of Florida. Auk, IX, 214.
"Botaurus neoxenus" is stated to occur regularly, though probably in small numbers, about Lake Flirt and in the great tracts, of sawgrass that surround Lake Okeechobee.
"Botaurus neoxenus" is stated to occur regularly, though probably in small numbers, about Lake Flirt and in the great tracts, of sawgrass that surround Lake Okeechobee.
1892. Cross, W. A new Species of Ontario. Proc. Ornithological Subsection Canadian Inst. for 1890–91, 41.
Records the capture, on May 18, 1890, of the first known Toronto specimen.
Records the capture, on May 18, 1890, of the first known Toronto specimen.
1893. A. O. U. Committee on Nomenclature. Fifth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-List of North American Birds. Auk, X, 61.
Ardetta is restored to full generic rank, Botarus neoxenus this becoming Ardetta neoxena.
Ardetta is restored to full generic rank, Botarus neoxenus this becoming Ardetta neoxena.
1893. Brown, Hubert H. Capture of another Ardetta neoxena at Toronto, Ontario. Auk, X, 363.
Records a female taken May, 20, 1893.
Records a female taken May, 20, 1893.
1893. Brewster, William. Capture of another Ardetta neoxena at Toronto. Auk, X, 364.
Comparing the specimen recorded by H. H. Brown with the four Florida specimens in his collection. It is stated to agree closely with No. 44,087.
Comparing the specimen recorded by H. H. Brown with the four Florida specimens in his collection. It is stated to agree closely with No. 44,087.
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