THE SNOWY EGRET 



By T. GILBERT PEARSON 



THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUDUBON SOCIETIES 

 Educational Leaflet No. 54 



Among the Herons of North America are four species that are white. 

 The largest is the Great White Heron of southern Florida, the West 



A SNOWY EGKE1 IN THE NESTING-COLONY ON THE AUDUBON BIRD RESERVATION 

 AT ORANGE LAKE. FLORIDA 



Photographed by O. E. Baynard 



Indies, and elsewhere. The Little Blue Heron is white until it is two 

 years old, and possibly in some cases longer. Then there are the two 

 Egrets, the large species, standing over three feet high, and the small 

 one, which is about the size of the Little Blue and is known as the 

 Snowy Egret. 



Both species of Egrets bear plumes on their backs that are highly 

 esteemed by the feather-trade, and are known by the French trade- 

 name "aigrettes." These feathers on the large Egret are a foot or more 



