BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA. 723 
Nests in trees. Eggs, three, pale blue, inclining to green. 
Ardea Ludoviciana, Bonap. Syn. p. 305. “Nuit. ii. 49. Aud. iii. 317; v. 06; Syn. 
p- 266 ; plate 217. \ i 7 1 
329, Ardea candidissima, Gmel. —Snowy Heron; Wilson, p. 536. 
Ardea candidissima, Bunap. Syn. p. 305. Nutt, ii. 49. Aud. iii, 317; plate 2425 
Syn. p. 267. ° . oS, 
330. Ardea ceerulea, Linn. — Blue Heron, Wilson, p. 534. 
Aiea sieritlea, Bonap, Syn. p. 300. Nutt. ii. 58. Aud. iv. 58; plate 307; Syn. 
p. 266. : 
381. Ardea egretta, Gmel.— Great American Egret, Wilson, p. 527. 
Arden alba, Bonap. Syn. p. 304, Nutt, ii. 47, — Ardea egretta, Aud. iv. 600; plate 
386; Syn. p. 266. 4 = 
332. Ardea rufescens, @mel. — Reddish Egret. 
Weathers of the head and neck, elongated, very narrow, loose, and with 
lmear-acuminate tips; those of the back, very long, recurved, and with 
loose filaments ; bill, pale flesh color, its base, black ; feet, ultramarine 
_ blue ; plumage of head and neck, light reddish brown; ‘back and wings, 
grayish blue; long train feathers, yellowish towards extremity ;\ lower 
parts, grayish blue, paler than upper; in the young, the plumage is 
white; feet, dusky green. Male, 31, 46. Habitat, Florida Keys and 
Texas. Nests in trees, usually mangroves. Eggs, three, pale sea green 
Ardea Pealii, Bonap. Orn. iv.'96. Nutt. ii. 49.— Ardea rufescens, Aud, iii. 411; v 
624; plate 256 ; Syn. p. 266. 
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FAMILY [IE — CHARADRIADA, Vigors. 
GENUS I.—CHARADRIUS, Linn.— PLOVER. 
833. Charadrius melodus, Ord. — Piping Plover, Wilson, p» 345. 
Charadrius melodus, Aud. iii. 1545 v. 578. WVutt.ii. 18. Bonap Syn. p 296. Aud. 
yn. p. 224; plate 322, 
334, Charadrius Helveticus, Linn. — Black-bellied Plover, Wilson, 
p. 486. ; 
Charadrius Helveticus, Bonap. Syn. 298. Mutt. ii, 26. Aud. iv. 280; plate 334; 
Syn. p. 221. — Vanellus melanogaster, Rich. § Swain. ii. 370. 
#335., Charadrius marmoratus, Wagler.— Golden Plover, Wilson, 
p. 345. 
Charadrius, Bonap. Syn. p. 287. Rich. §& Swain. ii. 623. Mutt. ii. 16. Aud. ii. 623. 
— Charudrius marmoratus, 4ud. v. 585; plate 300; Syn. p. 222. 
836. Charadrius vociferus, Linn. — Kildeer Plover, Wilson, p. 507. 
Charadrius vociterus, Bonap. Syn. p- 297. Rich. & Swain. ii, 368. Nutt. ii. 22. 
Aud. iii. 191; v. 5775 Syn. p. 223 5, plate 350. i 
* The Golden Plover, of America, bas been regarded by authors as the same as 
the European bird. Mr. Audubon has, however, in his Synopsis, pronounced it 
a distinct species. He says, “'This-species, which closely resembles Charadrius 
pluvialis, is distinguishable by having: the tarsus slighly longer, the toes somewhat 
shorter, and the axillar feathers always light gray, 1 ey being white in that species, 
which very probably exists in North America, although I am not at present in pos- 
session of specimens and cannot with certainty describe it as belonging to that 
country.” 
