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Ol" FLORIDA. 



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Length, 27.50: Wint;-. 10.50: Tarsus. 3.60 : Bill: 

 Plumage tawny brown, streaked with dark bre 



Botaurus lentiginosus. 

 American Bittern. See page 2(7 



Length, 26: Wing, 10: Tarsus. 3.50 ; Bill, 3. So. Elon 

 gated feathers on crown chestnut and white ; 

 throat white with brown stripe down the 

 middle. 



Ardea tricolor ruficollis. 

 Louisiana Heron. See page 254 



Length, 24; Wing, 12; Tarsus. 3.60; Bill, 



Bill 



tliick — iilack : crown of head white and buff. 



Immature birds are mottled brown liaving outer 

 web of primaries slate color, not rufous brown. 



Nycticorax violaceus. 

 Yellow=crowned Night Heron. 



See page 25'j 



Length, 24: Wing, 12: Tarsus, 3.40; Bill, 3. 15111 

 tliick — black: crown greenish black. Imma- 

 ture birds are mottled brown, having the outer weli 

 of primaries pale rufous brown. 



Nycticorax nycticorax nsevius. 

 Night Heron. See page 25S 



Length, 22.50: Wing, 10: Tarsus. 3.60: Bill. 3. Head 

 and neck purplish l^rown : rest of plumage slaty 

 blue : legs and feet black. 



Ardea coerulea. 

 Little Blue Heron (adult). 



See page 256 



Length, 22: Wing, 10: Tarsus. 3.60: Bill. 3 

 mage partly grayish blue, partly white. 



Ardea coerulea. 



Little Blue Heron (immature). 



See page 256 



Length, 17 : Wing. 7 ; Tarsus, i.So ; Bill, 2.50. Crown 

 dark greenish ; neck chestnut vfith a line of buff_\- 

 wliite down the middle of throat; legs greenisli 

 yellow : belly pale. 



Ardea virescens. 

 Green Heron. 



See page 257 



