OF ILLINOIS BIRDS 



BITTERNS AND HERONS. 



fBittern. S.R., N.C. 



Common. May occur as a 

 breeder also in S. Illinois. 



*Least Bittern. S.R., X.C.S. 

 Common. 



Cory's Least Bittern. 



A peculiar color-phase of 

 the Least Bittern one rec- 

 ord, Lake County (Eifrig). 



ti*Great Blue Heron. S.R., 

 N.C.S. 



Chiefly T. V. and not un- 

 common. 



*Ward's Heron. S.R., S. 

 *Egret. S.R. S. 



Probably not nesting now 

 in S. 111. Formerly com- 

 mon S. R. and a visitant, if 

 not breeder, in other por- 

 tions of the state. 



Snowy Egret. 



Originally not uncommon 

 late summer visitant to S. 

 I11 M and also, not abun- 

 dantly, to other parts of 

 state. Reported by Kenni- 

 cptt and Nelson as occur- 

 ring in N. E. 111. 



Reddish Egret. 



Recorded by Nelson as 

 quite common late summer 

 visitant to extreme S. 111. 

 No recent records. 



Little Blue Heron. S.R. 



Late S. R. in S. 111. Not 

 uncommon. 



*Green Heron. S.R., X.C.S. 



Common. 



f *Black-crowned Night Her- 

 on. S.R., N.C.S. 



Locally quite common. 



*Yellow-crowned Night 

 Heron. S.R., S. 



Rather local and not very 

 common. A rare straggler 

 to other parts of state. 



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