BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
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ARDEA EG RETT A. Gm. 
Great White Egret. 
Winter Plumage , Male. — General color, pure white ; bill and 
eyes, yellow ; feet and legs, black. 
Length 38, wing 16, tarsus 5.80, bill 4.80. 
I include the Great White Egret on the authority of Dr. Bryant, 
who remarks that a “ few were seen .” I have never met with' it in 
the Bahamas. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VI. pi. 370. 
ARDEA CA N DIDISSIM A . Jacquin. 
Little White Egret. 
Adult Male. — Pure white; along occipital a crest of feathers, 
and also dorsal plumes ; bill, black, yellow at the base ; legs, black , 
yellow behind; toes, yellow; iris, yellow. 
Length 22, wing 11, tarsus 3.50, bill 3. 
Dr. Bryant says of this species, that it is more abundant than 
Ardea egretta. I have included it upon his authority. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VI. pi. 374. 
