Herons. 



192. Great White Heron {Ardeaoccidentalis). Ads. 

 White, no "aigrette" plumes. A white Heron about 

 the size of a Great Blue Heron What is supposed to 

 be a gray-blue phase of this bird has been called Ardea 

 wuerdmanni, a bird which resembles No. 194, but has 

 the head and neck whitish. 



Range. Southern Florida. Cuba and Jamaica 



196. American Egret {Herodias egretta). L. 41. 

 Ads. White, about 50 straight "aigrette" plumes grow 

 from the back between the wings; legs and feet black. 

 Ads. when not breeding and Yng., the same, but no 

 plumes. 



Range.— Tropical and temperate America; breeds north to Virginia, 

 southern Illinois, and California; later strays to New Brunswick. 

 Minnesota, and Oregon; winters from southern California and Gulf 

 States southward. 



197. Snowy Heron {Egretta candidissima) . L. 24. 



Ads. White, about 50 recurved "aigrette" plumes 



grow from back between the wings; legs black, 



feet yellow. Ads when not breeding and Yng. The 



n, same, but no plumes. 



V 



Range.— Tropical and temperate America; bred formerly north to 

 Long Island, southern Illinois and California; now very rare In east- 

 ern North America; winters from Gulf States and southern California 

 southward. 



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