Herons. 



198. Reddish Egret {Dichromanassa rufescens) . L. 

 29. Two color phases independent of age. Ads. 

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

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

 plumes; tips of primaries sometimes speckled with 

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

 plumes. 



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

 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. Yug. 

 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 io Gulf States, 

 casually to Long Island and Indiana. 



200. Little Blue Heron {Florida ccerulea). L. 22. 

 Ads. Head and neck marroon; rest of plumage slaty 

 blue. Yug. White, tips of primaries bluish, leg c 

 greenish yellow. 



Range.— Tropical America and eastern United States; breeds n',..ii 

 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 b^low streaked 

 with blackish; back-feathers not lengthened; duller. 

 Notes. A rattling oc-oc-oc-oc-oc, a startling scow, 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 

 southward to northern South America. 



201a. Frazar Green Heron (B. n. 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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