Herons 



198. Reddish Egret (Dickromanassa rufescens). L. 

 29. Two color phases independent of age. Ads. 

 Dark phase, Head and neck rufous; back slate; about 

 30 "aigrette" plumes. White phase. White, including 

 plumes; tips of primaries sometimes speckled with 

 gray. Yng. Rufous and gray, or white, without 

 plumes. 



Range. — West Indies and Central America north to coasts of Gulf 

 States. Illinois [rarely), and Lower California. 



199. Louisiana Heron {Hydranassa tricolor ruficol- 

 lis). L. 26. Ads. '"Aigrette" plumes, short, dirty 

 gray; rump and belly white; legs blackish. Yng. 

 Head and neck brownish; throat and line down fore- 

 neck white; above slaty washed with brownish; rump 

 and belly white. 



Range. — West Indies and Central America north to Gulf States, 

 casually to Long Island and Indiana. 



200. Little Blue Heron (Florida caerulea). L. 22. 

 Ads. Head and neck marroon; rest of plumage slaty 

 blue. Yng. White, tips of primaries bluish, legs 

 greenish yellow. 



Range. — Tropical America and eastern United States; breeds north 

 to Virginia and Illinois, later may stray north as far as Nova Scotia; 

 winters from South Atlantic and Gulf States southward. 



201. Little Green Heron {Butorides virescens). L. 

 17. Smallest of our Herons. Ads. Crown, glossy 

 green-black; throat and line down foreneck buffy; rest 

 of head and neck purplish chestnut; back green wash- 

 ed with bluish gray. Yng. Neck and below streaked 

 with blackish; back-feathers not lengthened; duller. 

 Notes. A rattling oc-oc-oc-oc-oc, a startling sco-w, and, 

 more rarely, a deep, hollow groan. (Brewster.) 



Kange. — Tropical and temperate North America; breeds from Gulf 

 States north to Nova Scotia and Manitoba; winters from Gulf States 

 ■. mthward to northern South America. 



201a. Frazar Green Heron (B. v. fra^ari). Sim- 

 ilar to No. 201, but rather larger and darker, neck 

 more purplish, light stripings on throat and foreneck 

 more restricted. (Brewster.) 



Range.— Lower Califorina. 



201b. Anthony Green Heron <B. v. anthonyi) 

 Similar to No. 201, but slightly largei , and paler, light 

 markings of wings, neck, and throat less restricted and 

 whiter. (Mearns.) 



Range.— Arid portions of southwestern United States, south into 

 Mexico. 



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