SNOWY EGRET. 



197. Egretta cand. candidissima. 24 in. 



Bill and legs black. Face and toes yellow_ 

 Plumage white. In summer with numerous 

 recurved "aigrette" plumes from the back 

 and others on the breast and back of the 

 head. 



Nest. Of sticks and twigs in bushes over 

 water. In colonies or with other herons. 

 Three or four pale greenish-blue eggs. 



Range. Breeds locally from N. Car. to 

 Fla. and along the coast to La. Casual or 

 accidental in northern states. 

 REDDISH EGRET. 



198. Dichromanassa rufescens. 29 in. 



Two color phases, the gray being the most 

 common. Head and neck reddish-brown. 

 Rest of plumage a blue-gray. Slender 

 straight plumes on the back and lengthened 

 feathers of back of head, neck and breast. 

 Other plumage wholly white. 



Range. Breeds in the Gulf coast states. 

 Casual north to 111. $0 



