170 KEY 
Length, 40; Wing, 15.25; Tarsus, 5.50; Bill, 4.60. 
Plumage white ; bill yellow; legs and feet black. 
Length, 28.50; Wing, 12.25; Tarsus, 5.25; Bill, 3.50. 
Plumage white ; legs dark olive; terminal half 
of bill black: basal half flesh color. 
Length, 23.50; Wing, 9.50; Tarsus, 3.75; Bill, 3.25. 
Plumage entirely white; bill black, showing 
yellow at base; legs black; feet yellow. 
Length, 22.50; Wing, 10; Tarsus, 3.50; Bill, 3.10. 
Plumage white; tips of primaries washed 
with grayish blue; legs and feet greenish 
yellow. 
Plumage not white. 
Length, 50; Wing, 20; Tarsus,S; Bill,6.50. General 
color slaty or grayish variously marked with 
white, black, and brownish; 67/7 yellow?sh. 
Length, 46; Wing, 18.50; Tarsus, 7; Bill, 5. Similar 
to Ward’s, but somewhat smaller; d2// dark. 
Length, 29; Wing, 12; Tarsus, 5.40; Bill, 3.80. Head 
and neck rufous chestnut ; rest of plumage slate 
color; legs bluish; terminal half of bill black; 
basal half flesh color. 
TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORID.\. 
Ardea egretta. 
American Egret. See page 251 
Ardea rufescens. 
Reddish Egret (white phase). 
See page 254 
Ardea candidissima. 
Snowy Heron. 
Little White Egret. See page 252 
Ardea cerulea (immature). 
Little Blue Heron. See page 256 
Ardea wardi. 
Ward’s Heron. See page 250 
Ardea herodias. 
Great Blue Heron. See page 250 
Ardea rufescens. 
Reddish Egret (dark phase of 
plumage). See page 253 
