KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



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Xycticorax nycticorax nsvius (immature). 



Subgenus NYCTHERODIUS Reich. 



NYCTICORAX VIOLACEUS {Liwi.). 

 Yenow=crowned Night Heron. 



(Adult.) 



Top of the head whitish buff extending into a crest ; sides of the head black : throat black ; 

 breast and under parts grayish plumbeous : back plumbeous ; two or three very long feathers 

 extending as long plumes from the crest : legs greenish. 



