Abstract
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Nesting in Cuba.-On April 24, 1957, Eric L. Mills, Barry M. Millman, and I were directed to a small bay on the property of the Cuban naturalist, Sr. Maderera Babun, by Sr. Babun and Sr. Mario Santamaria. The bay is approximately one mile west of the port of Santiago de Cuba in the province of Oriente. As we approached it we saw several Cattle Egrets in breeding plumage flying from it to a nearby pasture and bringing back sticks. They were landing in the trees of a small island. We estimated that 50 or more pairs were present, and watched for twenty minutes while many of the birds continued to make forays for sticks. Several were seen displaying. Also present in the trees, but apparently not nesting at this time, was a smaller number of Little Blue Herons Florida caerulea, and Snowy Egrets Leucophoyx thula. Unfortunately, we had not the facilities to reach the island, nor the time to return. Mr. James Bond (in litt.) informs me that this is the first recorded nesting colony of the Cattle Egret in Cuba, and the third in the West Indies.-W JOHN SMITH, 40 Roslyn Ave., Ottawa 1, Ontario, Canada.
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