CORY LEAST BITTERN. 



191.1. Ixobrychus neoxenus. 13 in. 



Head, neck, wing coverts and under parts 

 bright chestnut. Back, crown, tail and bal- 

 ance of wings black. Bill and feet yellow. 



Range. The habits and range of this 

 species are imperfectly known. They are 

 among our rarest birds and are known to 

 breed only in southern Ontario and Fla. 

 They occur casually in Mass., Mich .and 

 Wise. 



GREAT WHITE HERON. 



192. Ardea occidentalis. 50 in. 



Bill, face and legs yellow. Plumage whol- 

 ly white. Feathers of crown and breast 

 lengthened. 



Nest. A large platform of sticks in man- 

 groves. Eggs plain greenish-blue. 



Range. Region bordering the Gulf of Mex- 

 ico from southern Fla. to Cuba and Yucatan. 

 Casual north to the Anclote River, Fla. 

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