[5] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
490. Garzetta candidissima (Gmel.). Snowy HEnon. [485. | 
Whole of tropical and warm-temperate America. 
a. No, 86487. Ad., nuptial plumage. Gainesville, Florida, May, 1882; 
J. Bell.* 
491. Dichromanassa rufa (Bodd.). Reppisu EGRET; PEALE’S 
EGRET. [482, 483.] Southern United States, north 
to Southern Ilinois, south to Yucatan, Guatemala, 
Mazatlan, and Cape Saint Lucas. 
a. No. 84584. Ad., colored phase. Charlotte Harbor, Florida, June, 
1874; J. Scholl. 
b. No. 84583. Ad., white phase. (=A. pealei Bp.). Florida. (Presented 
by R. Ridgway. ) 
ec. No. 17243. ¢g juv., colored phase. Cape Saint Lucas, December 6, 
1859; J. Xantus. 
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492. Hydranassa tricolor ludoviciana (Wils.). LOUISIANA 
Heron. [484.] Southern States; north regularly 
to Carolinas, casually to New Jersey, Illinois, and 
Indiana; Mexico, Cuba, and Jamaica. 
a. No. 73755. gad. Saint John’s River, Florida, August 17, 1872; 
J. W. Driggs. 
b. No. 78240. Juv. Tampa, Florida, June 28, 1879; Capt. R. H. Pratt. 
(See also Group B of mounted birds.) 
“493. Florida czerulea (Linn.). Littte Buur Heron. [499.] 
Southern United States east of Rocky Mountains, 
north, more or less regularly, to Massachusetts, Ili- 
nois, Kansas, ete.; south to Guiana and Colombia ; 
whole of West Indies. 
a, No. 73584. g ad., blue phase. Saint John’s River, Florida, August 
16, 1877; J. W. Driggs. 
“b. No. 78388, ¢@ juv. Washington, D.C., Angust 13, 1879; O. Smith. 
e. No. 82057. Juv., trans. pl. Gainesville, Florida; J. Bell. 
(See also Group B of mounted birds. ) 
494, Butorides virescems(Linn.). GREEN HERON. [493.] Whole 
of temperate North America, Middle America, and 
West Indies; Northern South America. 
a. No. 88174. g ad. Stamford, Connecticut; Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, U. 
Savkr. 
*b. No. 75358. Q juv. Washington, D. C., August 23, 1878; Mr. Ham- 
ilton. 
495. Nycticorax griseus mzvius (Bodd.). BLACK-cROWNED 
Nicgut Heron. [495.] America in general, except 
colder regions. ; 
a. No. 31982. g ad. Fort Tejon, California; J. Xantus. 
*b. No. 80827. 9 juv. Washington, D. C., August 16, 1880; Dr. R. 
Hessel. 
