LOUISIANA HERON. 



199. Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis. 26 in. 

 Head and neck dull purple, back slaty; 



throat, line down the front of the neck and 

 under parts white. In breeding season with 

 plumes on the back of the head. 



Nest. In bushes in swamps. Three or 

 four pale bluish-green eggs. 



Range. Breeds south from X. Car. and 

 along the Gulf coast. Casually north to 

 Long Island and Ind. 



LITTLE BLUE HERON. 



200. Florida carulea. 22 in. 



Head and neck maroon. Plumage of body 

 deep slaty-blue. Plumes on back of head, on 

 breast and on the back. Young birds are 

 pure white, usually with traces of gray on 

 the primaries. The fact that the feet as 

 well as the legs are greenish-black distin- 

 guishes them from Snowy Egrets. 



Range. Breeds in the South Atlantic and 

 Gulf States. Wanders casually north to New 

 England and Ontario. 61 



