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Family ARDEIDyE. Herons and Bitterns. 



Ardea lierodias. 



Plumage nearly or entirely white. 



Length, 50; Wing, 18.50; Tarsus, 8.50; Bill, 6.40. 

 Plumage white ; bill yellow ; legs greenish 

 yellow. 



Ardea occidentalis. 

 Great White Heron. Seepage 249 



Ardea rufescens. 



