THE GREEN HERON. 475 
whitish; the primaries dusky slate, with glaucous and greenish  reflec- 
tions; the inner primaries and secondaries narrowly tipped with white; under 
parts slaty or brownish gray, with buffy or ochraceous washing, and irregularly 
outcropping white; bill dark green above, yellow below; iris and lores yellow; 
feet and legs greenish yellow. Jmmature: Occipital crest not so long; crown 
streaked with cinnamon; chestnut of neck not so deep, reduced in extent; back 
feathers unmodified, plain, glossy greenish; wing-coverts broadly margined with 
ochraceous, some of the feathers, with the outer scapulars, having wedge-shaped 
tips of buffy or whitish; under parts whitish, striped with greenish- and reddish- 
dusky, most heavily on sides of breast and neck. Length 16.00-22.00 (406.4- 
558-8); wing 7.25 (184.2); tail 2.70 (68.6); bill 2.47 (62.7); tarsus 2.05 
(52.1); middle toe and claw 2.00 (50.8). 
Recognition Marks.— Crow size; chestnut and greenish coloration above. 
Nest, a platform of sticks placed at moderate heights in bushes of swamp or 
trees of neighboring orchards, etc. Eggs, 3-6, pale greenish blue. Av. size, 1.50 x 
Ton (QOau exe 2O se 
General Range.—Temperate North America from Ontario and Oregon, 
southward to Colombia, Venezuela, and the West Indies; Bermuda. 
Range in Ohio.—Abundant summer resident. 
THE Green Heron is the commonest and best distributed bird of this 
group and is almost solitary in its habits. Arriving about the middle of 
April the bird soon seeks out the best fishing holes along the streams, or 
else retires to the forest glades to take in the spring concert season of the 
frogs. When : — surprised at his 
work, the frog- 7, ae 3 SIN. catcher either rises 
; ened sguawk 
clears 
with a fright- 
and 
Taken in Franklin County Photo by F. C. Price. 
WHERE THE GREEN HERON WATTS. 
