APPENDIX 229 



LEVY, THE STORY OF AN EGRET 



American Egret {Ardea egretta). — Pure white, with about fifty 

 straight plumes growing between the scapulars in the breeding season. 

 The legs and feet are black. L., 41.00; W., 15.00. Range. — Temperate 

 America, from New Jersey to Patagonia. 



THE QUEST FOR THE CORMORANT'S NEST 



Florida Cormorant {Phalacrocorax dilophus Floridanus) . — Upper 

 parts glossy black; under parts lighter. L., 30.00; W., 12.00; T., 5.50. 

 Varies much in size. Range. — Along the coast from North Carolina to 

 Texas, and up the Mississippi river to Illinois. 



CUCKOO, THE RAIN PROPHET 



Yellow- Billed Cuckoo {Coccyzus Americanus) . — Lower mandible 

 yellow except at tip, where it is black; upper one black. Upper parts 

 olive gray; wing feathers rufous. Outer tail feathers black, tipped with 

 white; outer edge of outer feathers white. Breast and belly white. 

 L., 12.15; W., 5.75; T., 6.00. Range. — Eastern North America; north to 

 New Brunswick; west to the Plains, and south in winter to the West 

 Indies and Costa Rica. 



RUFFLE-BREAST, THE SHRIKE 



Loggerhead Shrike {Lanius Ludovicianus) . — Gray above; secondaries 

 tipped with white; tail and wings black; tail feathers with black tips; 

 lores black, with black line running to base of bill; white beneath, washed 

 with grayish. L., 9.00; W., 3.75; T., 3.80. Range. — United States, west 

 to the Plains, northward to New England. Breeds from the Gulf of 

 Mexico to Virginia and casually northward to New Jersey and the Great 

 Lakes. 



THE CITY OF THE LONGLEGS 



Great Blue Heron {Ardea herodias). — "Center of the crown and 

 throat white, sides of the crown black, this color meeting on the back of 



