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forehead and centre of crown white, thighs and 

 edge of wing rufous, above bluish- gray, lower parts 

 striped with black and white. Young : Top of 

 head dusky, edge of wing without distinct cinna- 

 mon-rufous. 



55. American Egret. 



Length about 40 inches. Bill about 4J inches 

 long. Colour wholly pure white, head without 

 crest or plumes, and feathers of lower neck not 

 lengthened. Adult in nuptial plumage with the 

 scapular plumes reaching far beyond edge of tail. 



56. Green Heron. 



Length about 20 inches. Bill about 2J inches 

 long. Adult : Top of head glossy greenish-black, 

 rest of head, with part of neck, rich chestnut, 

 scapular plumes plumbeous, glossed with green, 

 wing-coverts metallic-green, bordered with buff, 

 lower parts grayish. Young : Top of head streaked 

 with rusty, sides of head and neck streaked with 

 ochraceous or' buff, lower parts whitish, striped 

 with dusky, streaks of white on median rows of 

 wing-coverts. 



57. Black-crowned Night Heron. 



Length about 26 inches. Bill about 3 inches 

 long. Adult: Top of head, back and scapulars 

 glossy greenish-black, the head during breeding 



