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Length, 27.50; Wing-, 10.50; Tarsus, 3.60 ; Bill, 3.10. 

 Plumage tawny brown, streaked with dark brown. 



Botaurus lentiginosus. 

 American Bittern. Seepage 115 



Length, 26 ; Wing, 10: Tarsus. 3.50 ; Bill, 3. So. Elon 

 gated feathers on crown chestnut and white ; 

 throat white with brown stripe down the 

 middle. 



Ardea tricolor ruficollis. 



Louisiana Heron. Seepage 12. 



Length, 24; Wing, 12; Tarsus. 3.60: Bill, 3. Bill 

 thick — black : crown of head white and buff. 



Immature birds are mottled brown having outer 

 web of primaries slate color, not rufous brown. 



Nycticorax violaceus. 

 Yellow=crowned Night Heron. 



See page 127 



Length, 24; Wing, 12; Tarsus, 3.40; Bill, 3. Bill 

 thick — black; crown greenish black. Imma- 

 ture birds are mottled l:)rown, having the outer web 

 of primaries pale rufous brown. 



Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. 

 Night Heron. Seepage 126 



Length, 22.50; Wing, 10; Tarsus, 3.60; Bill, 3. Head 

 and neck purplish brown ; rest of plumage slaty 

 blue; legs and feet black. 



Ardea coerulea. 

 Little Blue Heron (adult). 



See page [24 



Length, 22 : Wing, 10; Tarsus. 3.60; Bill, 3 

 mage partly grayish blue, partly white. 



Plu- 



Ardea coerulea. 

 Little Blue Heron (immature). 



See page 124 



Length, 17 ; Wing, 7 ; Tarsus, i.So; Bill, 2.50. Crown 

 dark greenish ; neck chestnut with a line of buffy 

 white down the middle of throat; legs greenish 

 yellow ; belly pale. 



Ardea virescens. 

 Green Heron. 



See page 125 



