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Ki:V TO TIIK MIUDS Ol I.ASTKKN NORTH A.MKKICA. 



' f Group 5. Wing, over 15 inches long. 



I'lmiiaire. entirely white ; winii, over 17 inche- : hill, over .">..">( I ; t:irsu,'o\-er 7.25. 



A nit 1 1 ..((/./< iiiniia. Great White Heron. 



Plumage, entirely white; \\iiii,r, l,. s , ,(,.,,, i; j,,,.},,^ l,,,,^; hj|l, ,,,!,., :>.:>0; tar-il-. 



under 7.25. Ardea egretta. American Egret, 



See No. I'l.'i. 



i.realer part of upper jiluinaire. hlui-h ijrav or slaty iiray ; adull< in hi-eedin^ liave 

 middle of crown and throat, white; hill. |e~~ i h.-m ti.2-"> : iiinnatiire hird< havetlie top of t he 

 head. Mack. Ardea herodias. (ireat Blue Heron. 



See No. I'll. 



similar to ( ,].-. ii Khie Heron. Init larger: hill, over (i.'J.'i. ( >ccnv- mil y in Floridn. 



.\i-<i,-,i u;,r<H. Ward's Heron. 



See No. !.")(). 



Top ol head and uuei inie. greater portion of liead. \\hite; \\inu-and hack, hluisli ^r:iy. 

 or -laly '_ r ra\ : general appearain-e of \\'ard'- Heron except color of head. Occurs only in 

 Florida: prohahly a color phase of .!/-./< ,/,,.-,/,/, ,tt*ilis. 



.[r<l,.i n'n. r<ii-iiiiiniii. Wuerdeman's Heron. 



^ee No. 1 l!>. 



For directions for i en( i>;ine u. 



