THE BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. 477 
No. 215. 
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. 
J 
(AA. O. U. No. 202. Nycticorax nycticorax nzvius (Bodd.). 
Synonyms.—Qua-BIRD ; QUAWK ; NicHt SQUAWK. 
Description.—Adult in breeding plumage: Extreme forehead and line over 
eye white; entire under parts white——pure on chin and throat, elsewhere delicately 
tinged with light ashy gray or lilaceous; crown, nape, and scapular-mantle (in- 
cluding back and jnterscapular region) lustrous greenish black; the occipital 
Taken in Columbus. Photo by the Author. 
A HERON THAT IS OUT ALL NIGHT MUST BE A VERY TEMPERATE BIRD TO BE 
REALLY SURE which END HE IS STANDING ON IN THE MORNING. 
