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490. CJarzet t a candidisslima (Ginel.). Snowy Heron. [485.] 



Whole of tropical and warm-temperate America. 



a. No. 86487. Ad., nuptial plumage. Gainesville, Florida, May, 1882; 

 J. Bell.* 



491. Dichromanassarufa(Bodd.). Reddish Egret; Pe ale's 



Egret. [482, 483.] Southern United States, north 

 to Southern Illinois, south to Yucatan, Guatemala, 

 Mazatlan, and Cape Saint Lucas. 



a. No. 84584. Ad., colored phase. Charlotte Harbor, Florida, June, 



1874; J. Scholl. 

 h. No. 84583. Ad., white phase. (=A.pealciB]).). Florida. (Presented 



by R. Ridgway. ) 

 c. No. 17248. $ juv., colored phase. Cape Saint Lucas, December 6, 



1859; J. Xantus. 



493. Hydranassa tricolor ludoviciaiia (Wils.). Louisiana 

 Heron. [484.J Southern States ; north regularly 

 to Carolinas, casually to New Jersey, Illinois, and 

 Indiana ; Mexico, Cuba, and Jamaica. 



a. No. 73755. $ ad. Saint John's River, Florida, August 17, 1872 ; 



J. W. Driggs. 



b. No. 78240. Juv. Tampa, Florida, June 28, 1879 ; Capt. R. H.Pratt. 

 (See also Group B of mounted birds.) 



493. Florida cserulea (Linn.). Little Blue Heron. [499.] 



Southern United States east of Eocky Mountains, 

 north, more or less regularly, to Massachusetts, Illi- 

 nois, Kansas, etc. 5 south to Guiana and Colombia ; 

 whole of West Indies. 



a. No. 73584. $ ad., blue phase. Saint John's River, Florida, August 



16, 1877 ; J. W. Driggs. 

 *&. No. 78388. $ juv. Washington, D. C, August 13,1879; O. Smith. 



c. No. 82057. Juv., trans, pi. Gainesville, Florida ; J.Bell. 

 (See also Group B of mounted birds.) 



494. Butoridesvirescens(Liun.). Green Heron. [493.] Whole 



of temperate North America, Middle America, and 

 West Indies ; Northern South America. 



a. No. 88174. $ ad. Stamford, Connecticut; Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, U. 

 S. A. 



*b. No. 75358. 9 juv. Washington, D. C, August 23, 1878; Mr. Ham- 

 ilton. 



495. UTycticorax griseus naevius (Bodd.). Black-crowned 



Night Heron. [495.] America in general, except 

 colder regions. 



a. No. 31982. £ ad. Fort Tejon, California; J. Xantus. 

 *b. No. 80827. $ juv. Washington, D. C, August 16, 1880; Dr. R. 

 Hessel. 



