BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 17 
ARDEA CARULEA. Linn. 
LITTLE BLUE HERON. 
Adult Male.— Slaty blue, shading into purple on the head and 
neck; bill, blue, becoming dark at the end; legs, black. Immature 
plumage, pure white, generally showing a tinge of blue usually on 
the primaries; /egs, greenish blue; toes, yellow. 
Length about 23, wing I1, tarsus 3.60. 
The Little Blue Heron is abundant during the winter. All the 
specimens taken were young birds in the white plumage; no adults 
were seen. Dr. Bryant regards this bird as “the most common 
species of Heron. From the nature of the keys, and the general 
absence of marsh grounds, I had been led to suppose that birds of 
this family would be rare, but this was by no means the case.” 
None were taken during the summer, although I thought I saw it 
twice in June. 
Fig., Aud. Bds: Nz A. Vol. VI. pl. 372: 
ARDEA VIRESCENS. Linn. 
GREEN HERON. 
Winter Plumage, Male. 
chestnut; throat marked heavily with white; under parts pale 
An occipital crest of dark green; neck, 
purplish or ashy, marked with white; back, greenish, showing tinge 
