522 " ARDEA VIRESCENS, GREEN HERON, 



Ardea caroJinensis, Ord, ed. Wils. \ii, 1825, 125. 



Addiiioual cxfralimital quoiaiioni^. — Scl., P. Z. S. 1861, 81 (Jamaica) ; 1864, 179 (Mexico) ; 

 1867, :i:54 (Chili).— Scl. «fc Salv., ibid. 1867, 280 (Mosquito Coast).- Scl., Ibis, i, 1859, 

 226 (Central America). — Bky., Pr. Bost. Soc. vii, 1859 (Bahamas). — Pelz., Novara Reise, 

 V6g. 118 (Chili).— PiUL., Cat. 33 (Chili). 



Hah. — United States, southerlj'. North regularly to the Middle States, casually to 

 Massachusetts, and even Nova Scotia {Jones). Kansas (Snow). Mexico. West Indies. 

 Central and South America to Chili. Breeds throughout its regular United States 

 range, and resident in the Gulf States and further south. 



Obtained by none of the Exj)editions. 



Among the American Herons this species is only liable to be confounded with the 

 young of the Little Blue Heron (A. ccertilea), which is white for a time, and of about 

 the same size. It is recognized, however, by certain diflerences in the proportions and 

 color of the bill, legs, and feet ; and it never shows any trace of bluish or ashy, as is 

 usually the case with the young A. cccrulea. 



The iutrodaction of this species into the present connection rests on its occurrence 

 in Kansas, as recorded by Prof. Suoav, I. c. (Topeka, July 25, 1872). The range of the 

 last species and of this smaller but equally elegant and showy one, appear to be nearly 

 or quite coincident, and their habits are much the same. 



The Little Blue Herou [A. ccerulea) will probably be found about the 

 Lower Missouri, but at present 1 have no authority for introducing it here. 



AEDEA VIEESCENS, Linn. 

 Green Herou ; Poke. 



Ardea virescens, Linn., Syst. Nat. 1, 1766, 238 (based on Ardea minor, Gates., Car. i, 80 ; 

 CancropharjHs viridis, Biiiss., v, 486, pi. 38, f 1). — Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 635. — 

 Lath., lud. Orn. ii, 1790, 684 {Green Heron, Arct. Zool. ii, 447; Gen. Svn. v, 

 68).— Wils., Am. Orn. vii, 1813, 97, pi. 61, f 1 ; ORD'sed. 102.— Bp., Obs.'Wils. 

 No. 190.— Wagl., Syst. Av. 1827, No. 36.— Nutt., Man. ii, 1834, 63.— Aud., Orn. 

 Biog. iv, 1838, 247, pi. 333 ; Syn. 1839, 264 ; B. Am. vi, 1843, 105, pi. 367.— GiR., 

 B. L. I. 1844, 284.— WooDH., Sitgr. Rep. 1853, 97.— Putn., Pr. Ess. Inst, i, 1856, 

 218.— SUND., Ofv. Vet. Ak. 1869, 589 (St. Bartholomew).— Heerm., P. R. R. Rep. 

 X, 1859, pt. vi, 63 (California).— Tripre, Pr. Ess. Inst, vi, 1871, 119 (Miuue- 

 sota).— CouES, Key, 1872, 268. 



Ardea {Boianrus) vireseens, Bp., Specc. Comp. 1827, No. 180 ; Syn. 1828, 307. 



Herodias virescens, BoiE. — Bp., List, 1838, 47.— Gosse, B. Jam. 1847, 340. 



Egretta virescens, Sw., 2J Cent. 1838, No. 156. 



Agamia virescens, Reich., Icones Avium ; Syst. Av. j)!. 131, figs. 489, 490. 



Ocniscus virescens, Gundl., J. f. O. iv, 1856, 343 (Cuba). 



Butorides virescens, Bp., Consp. Av. ii, 1855, 128.— Scl., P. Z. S. 18.56, 310 (Cordova). — 

 Scl. & Salv., ihid. 1867, 250 (Mosquito Coast) ; 1809, 252 (Venezuela).— Salv., 

 ibid. 1870, 218 (Veragua).— Bd., B. N. A. 1858, 676.— Scl., Ibis, i, 1859, 227 

 (Guatemala).— Newt., ibid. 261 (Santa Cruz). — Tayl., ibid. 1864, 93 (Trinidad); 

 171 (Porto Rico). — Bry., Pr. Bost. Soc. vii, 1859 (Bahamas). — Wheat., Ohio 

 Agric. Rep. 1860, No. 188. — Coues & Prent., Smiths. Rep. 1861, 415 (summer, 

 abundant). — Boardm., Pr. Bost. Soc. ix, 1862, 128 (Maine, common, breeds). — 

 Coues, ibid, xii, 1868, 123 (South Carolina).- Scott, ibid. 1872, 227 (Virginia).— 

 Trippe, ibid. 240 (Iowa). — Verr., Pr. Ess. Inst, iii, 1862, 158 (Maine). — Allen, 

 ibid, iv, 1864, 76. — McIlwr., ibid, v, 1866, 91 (Canada West, rare).— Coues, ibid. 

 vi, 1868, 290.— Coues, Pr. Phila. Acad, 1866, 95 (Arizona) ; 1871, 33 (North Car- 

 olina). — L.\WR., Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii, 1866, 292 ; ix, 1868, 142 (Costa Rica). — 

 Tuknb., B. E. Pa. 1869, 28.— Mayx., Guide, 1870, 144.— Allen, Bull. M. C. Z. ii, 

 1871, 3.59 (Florida) ; iii, 1872, 182 (Kansas). — Allen, Mem. Bost. Soc. i, 1868, 

 501, 507, 520, 526 (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana).— Snow, B. Kans. 1873, 9.— Ridgw., 

 Ann. Lvc. N. Y. x, 1874, 386 (Illinois). 



Ardea ludoi-iciana, Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 630 (not of lVilson).~'Lxrii., I. 0. ii, 1790,690. 



Ardea hmjiiata, Mill., 111. pi. (iO. {Gray.) 



Ardea chlorojAera et muculala, BODD. ; P. E. 909, 912. {Gray.) 



Hah. — United States gener.ally, breeding throughout, and wintering in the South. 

 Canada West (J/cJ/a)'<t(7/(). Mexico. West Indies. Central America to Venezuela. 

 Not noticed by the Expeditions. 



Occurs chiefly in the southern and eastern portions of the Missouri 

 region. 



