BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 167 
ARDEA EGRETTA. Gm. 
GREAT WHITE EGRET. 
Winter Plumage, Male.— General color, pure white; dz and 
eyes, yellow; feet and legs, black. 
Length 38, wing 16, tarsus 5.80, bill 4.80. 
I include the Great White Egret on the authority of Dr. Bryant, 
who remarks that a “few were seen.” Ihave never met with it in 
the Bahamas. 
bio, Aud. Bds iN: AG Vole Vile pls 370: 
ARDEA CANDIDISSIMA. Facquin. 
LITTLE WHITE EGRET. 
Adult Male.— Pure white; along occipital a crest of feathers, 
and also dorsal plumes; bill, black, yellow at the base; legs, dlack, 
yellow behind; toes, yellow; iris, yellow. 
Length 22, wing 11, tarsus 3.50, bill 3. 
Dr. Bryant says of this species, that it is more abundant than 
Ardea egretta. 1 have included it upon his authority. 
Pig, Aud: Bds:N. Ay, Vola Vi. pl. 374. 
