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Ki:v TO Till-: \\-Ari;K i-.irds ok I'lokida. 



Lengtli, 40; Wing, 15.25 ; Tarsus, 5.50; I'.ill, .\.f,c. 



Plumage white; hill yellow; legs and feet black, Ardea egretta. 



American Egret. 



See page iiy 



Length, 28,50; Wing, 12.25; Tarsus, 5.25 ; T-iU, 3.50. 

 Plumage white ; legs dark olive ; terminal half 

 of bill black : basal half flesh color. 



Ardea rufescens. 

 Reddish Egret (white phase). 



See page 12: 



Lrngtli, 23.50 ; ^\'ing, 9-50 ; Tarsus, 3.75 ; Bill, 3.25. 

 Plumage entirely white ; bill black, showing 

 yellow at base ; legs black; feet yellow. 



Ardea candidissima. 

 Snowy Heron. 

 Little White Egret. See page 120 



Length, 22.50; Wing, 10; Tarsus, 3.50; Bill, 3.10. 

 Plumage white ; tips of primaries washed 

 with grayish blue ; legs and feet greenish 

 yellow. 



Ardea coerulea (immature). 

 Little Blue Heron. See page 124 



Plumage not white. 



Length, 50; Wing, 20 : Tarsus.S; Bill, 6.50. Qenerr.l 

 color slaty or grayish variously marked with 

 white, black, and brownish ; hill ycIhnvisJi. Ardea wardi. 



Ward's Heron. 



See page 1 iS 



Length, 46; Wing, 18.50; Tarsus,;; Bill, 5. Similar 



to Ward's, Init somewhat smaller; bill dark. Ardea herodias. 



Great Blue Heron. Seepage iiS 



I.'-ngth, 29; Wing, 12; Tarsus, 5.40; lUlI, 3. So. Head 

 and neck rufous chestnut ; rest of plumage slate 

 color; legs bluisli ; terminal half of bill black; 

 basal half flesh color. 



Ardea rufescens. 



Reddish Egret (dark phase of 

 plumage). See page 121 



