Herons 



198, Reddish Egret [Dickromanassa rufescem) . L. 

 If). Two color phases independent of age. Ads. 

 Darkphase, Head and neck rufous; bnck slate; about 

 30 "aigrette" plumes. IVkite phase. White, including 

 plnmes; tips of primaries sometimes speckled with 

 gray. Yng. Rufous and gray, or white, without 

 plumes. 



Ranee.— West Indies and Central Ameilca north to coasts of Culf 

 Stales, Illinois [rarelyj, and Lower California. 



199. Louisiana Heron {Wjit/T-aKflWii tricolor ruficoi- 

 lis). L. 2G, ^ds. "Aigrette" plumes, short, dirty 

 gray; rump and belly white; legs blackish. Yng. 

 Head and neck brownish: throat and line down fore- 

 neck white; above slaty washed with brownish, rump 

 and belly white. 



F^n^e.— West Indies and Central America north to Gulf States. 

 casually to LonL Island and Indiana, 



200. Little Blue Hftfon {Florida e^ruUa). L. 22. 

 j4ds Head and neck niarroou; rest uf plumage slaty 

 blue. Yng. White, tips ol primaries bluish, lef3 



greenish yellow. 



Range.— Tropical America and easier!! United States; breeds nortfl 

 to Virginia and Illinois, later may stray nnrlh as far as Nova ScoUa; 

 winters from South Atlantic and GuK States southward. 



201, Little Green Heron {Bidorides vir£scms). L, 

 17. Smallest of our Herons. Ads. Crown, glossy 

 green-black: throat and line down foreneck buffy; rest 

 of head and neck purplish chestnut; back green wash- 

 ed with bluish gray. Yng. Neck and bslow streaked 

 with blatkishi back-feathers not lengthened; duller. 

 Notes. A rattling oc-oc-oc-oc-oc, a startling scosi", ard, 

 more rarely, a deep, hollow groan. (Brewster.) 



Kange.— Tropical and temperate North America: breids from Gulf 

 States north to Nova Scotia and Manlloba; wiiimts from Gulf States 

 southward to northern South America. 



201a. Frazar Green Heron (B. v. fra^ari). Sim- 

 ilar to No. 201, but rather larger and darker, neck 

 more purplish, light stripings on throat and foreneck 

 more restricted. (Brewster.) 



Range. — Lower Callforlna. 



20 1 b. Anthony Green Heron (B. v. antbmyi). 

 Similar to No. 201, but slightly largci , and paler, light 

 markings of wings, neck, and throat less restricted and 

 whiter. (Mearns.) 



Ranee.— Arid portions of southwestern United States, south intd 

 Mexico. 



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