THE NIGHT IIKRON 



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As its name implies, this l>inl has a crown of glossy black 

 feathers, with two or three long white occipital plumes. It 



is a southern bird, but it breeds as Far oorl li ;i> Massachusel t s 



LITTLE GREEN BERON 



and Illinois. Like its twin, the Yellow-Crowned Nighi Heron, 

 it is half-nocturnal in its habits. When at eight in Florida 

 you hear a bird say "Quawk!" and repeal it t<> you from the 

 depths of the mangroves as your boat glides by, you know it is 

 a Night Heron. Both these species have beautiful plumaj 



