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mivcd with dull while: throat white, mixed with reddish brown and purple, heavie.st on the lower 

 part, formin- a .stripe continuing down the front of the neck: under parts white: under tail 

 coverts slightly edged with bluish; legs yellowish green: iris red. 

 Length, 25: Wing. 10.50: Tail. 3.50 : Tarsus. 4 : liill. 4- 



Ardea tricolor ruficollis 



Is common in the Gulf States, extending- to Mexico, Central Amenca, 

 and the West Indies, accidental northward to New Jersey. 



It is a common species in Florida, hreeding in hushes near water. The 

 e<^<'-s are usually four or five, pale hlue in color. 



