40) EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
492. Louisiana Heron—HYDRANASSA TRICOLOR LUDOVICIANA. — Bluish- 
green, unspotted, varying from elliptical to oval in‘form; two to four; 
1.75 by 1.35,v. Nests in trees or ‘bushes. South Atlantic and Gulf States. 
493. Little Blue Heron—FLoRIDA CaRULEA. Dark bluish-green, 
unspotted; two to four; 1.75 by 1.35,v. Nests in trees or bushes. 
Coast of South Atlantic, and Gulf Coast to Mexico. 
494. Green Heron -—— BUTORIDES VIRESCENS. Light greenish - blue, 
unspotted, ellipticai; three to five—four being the usual number; 1.55 by 
1.35. The nest of this Heron is placed in trees or bushes on the border 
of a stream or near a swamp, sometimes in an orchard at a distance 
from water. U.7S; 
495. Black-crowned Night Heron—NycTIARDEA GRISEA NA&:VIA. Pale 
bluish-green, unspotted, varying from elliptical to oval; three to five; 1.95 
by 1.40,v. Nests in trees. (See Notes.) Usps; 
496. White-crowned Night Heron—NyYCTHERODIUS VIOLACEUs.  Yel- 
lowish-green, unspotted, varying from elliptical to oval; two to four; 1.92 
by 1.45. Nests in trees or bushes. South Atlantic and Gulf States. 
497. American Bittern — BOTAURUS LENTIGINOSUS. Varying from 
greenish-ash to brown or brownish-drab, unspotted, elliptical; three to six; 
2.10 by 1.68,v7. Nests placed in marshy places on the ground. 
Temperate N. A. 
498. Least Bittern—ARDETTA EXILIs. Pale blue, unspotted, elliptical; 
three or four; 1.25 by .98,v. Nests placed in tops of bushes or grass. 
USS: 
500. Wood Ibis—vTanTaLus LocuLaTor. Chalky-white, sometimes 
spotted with pale reddish-brown, somewhat elliptical; one or two; 2.72 by 
1.72,v. Nests placed in high trees. South Atlantic and Gulf States. 
501. White Ibis—rEupocimus ALBUS. Ashy-blue, spotted and blotched 
irregularly with reddish and umber brown of varying shades; two or three; 
2.20 by 1.50,7. Nests placed in trees or bushes. — South Atlantic and Gulf States. 
502. Scarlet Ibis—-EUDOCIMUS RUBER.  Bluish, covered with white 
calcareous deposit, oval; two; 3.25 by 2.,v. Nests placed on the ground 
in marshy places. South America and West Indies, rare or accidental in U.S. ~ 
503. Glossy lbis—PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS. Deep greenish blue, unspot- 
ted; two or three; 2.10 by 1.40. Nests placed in trees or low bushes. 
: UES; 
505. Koseate Spoonbill — ajaAjA RosEA. Ashy white, spotted and 
blotched rather sparsely with a reddish-brown, oval; two or three, 2.50 
by 1.75,v. Nests placed in trees. South Atlantic and Gulf States. 
