THE BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. 477 



No. 215. 



BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. 



A. O. U. No. 202. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius (Bodd.). 



Synonyms. QUA-BIRD; QUAWK ; NIGHT SQUAWK. 



Description. Adult in breeding plumage : Extreme forehead and line over 

 eye white ; entire under parts white, pure on chin and throat, elsewhere delicately 

 tinged with light ashy gray or lilaceous ; crown, nape, and scapular-mantle (in- 

 cluding back and interscapular region) lustrous greenish black; the occipital 



Taken in Columbus. 



HERON THAT IS OUT ALL NIGHT MUST 

 REALLY SURE Ulhich END HE IS Stt 



Photo by the Author. 



A VERY TEMPERATE BIRD TO BE 



