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Readily recognizable birds of odd form. Of no considerable value 

 commercially. Certain species are or have been venerated by different 

 nations, c. g., the European stork and the sacred ibis of Egypt. 



ARDEID.E. 



GREAT BLUE HERON. Ardea herodias, Linne. 



AMERICAN EGRET; WHITE HERON. Herodias alba egretta, (Gmel.) Ridg- 



way. 

 SNOWY HERON. Garzetta candidissima, (Gmelin) Bp. 

 LOUISIANA HERON. Hydranassa tricolor ludovicianuas, (Wils.) Ridgway. 

 LITTLE BLUE HERON. Florida cserulea, (Linne) Baird. 

 GREEN HERON. Butorides virescens, (Linne) Bp. 

 NIGHT HERON. Nyctiardea grisea naevia, (Bodd.) Allen. 

 WHITE-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. Nyctherodius violaceus, fLinn^) Rich. 

 AMERICAN BITTERN. Botaurus lentiginosus, (Montague) Stepb. 

 LEAST BITTERN. Ardetta exilis, (Gm.) Gray. 



CIRCONIID.E. 

 AVOOD IBIS. Tautalus loculator, Linne. 



IBIDID.E. 



WHITE IBIS. Eudocimus albus, (Linne) Wagler. 

 GLOSSY IBIS. Plegadis falcinellus, (Linne) K.aup. 



ORDER ALECTORIDES. RAILS AND CRANES. 



Birds somewhat resembling the herons. The hind toe small and ele- 

 vated. " Body more or less compressed. Wings short, rounded, con- 

 cave. Tail short and small ; size various." — (Jordan). 



A comj^aratively small order of tall birds, chiefly valued as game- 

 birds. 



