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ARDEINjE. ardea. 
Breeds in all intermediate districts. Returns south before winter. Very 
Abundant. 
Ardea Egretta, Gmel. Syst. Nat. v. i. p. 629. 
Great White Heron, Ardea Egretta, Wits. Amer. Orn. v. vii. p. 106 
Ardea alba. Bo nap. Syn. p. 304. 
Ardea Egretta, Wagler, Syst. Av. 
Great White Heron, Nott. Man, v. ii. p. 47. 
Great American Egret, Ardea Egretta, Aun. Om. Biog. v. iv. p. 600. 
373. 9. Ardea rufescens, Gmel. Reddish Egret. 
Plate CCLVI. Adult and Young. 
F eathers of the upper and hind part of the head and of the neck 
generally^ much elongated^ very narrow, loose, with linear- acuminate 
compact tips ; of the back extremely long, slightly recurved, with 
loose filaments, and extending several inches beyond the tail ; bill pale 
flesh-colour, with the terminal third black ; feet ultramarine blue, the 
scutella bluish-black ; plumage of the head and neck light reddish- 
brown ; back and wings greyish-blue ; long train-feathers yellowish 
toward the end ; lower parts greyish-blue, paler than the upper. Young 
with the plumage white, the feet dusky green, the soles yellow. 
Male, 81, 46. 
Resident on the Florida Keys, and in Galveston Bay. Never seen in- 
land. Extremely abundant. 
Ardea rufescens, Gmel. Syst. Nat. v. i. p. 628. 
Peale’s Egret Heron, Ardea Pealii, Bonap. Amer. Orn. v. iv. p. 96. Young. 
Peale’s Egret, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 49. Young. 
Reddish Egret, Ardea rufescens, Aud. Orn. Biog. v, hi. p. 411 ; v. v. p. 604. 
374. 10. Ardea coerulea, Linn. Blue Heron. 
Plate CCCVII. Male and Young. , 
Feathers of the upper and hind part of the head very long and linear ; 
of the middle of the back extremely long, linear-acuminate, compact, 
their tips extending about five inches beyond the tail ; bill blue ; feet 
black ; plumage of head and neck vinaceous purple, of the other parts 
deep greyish-blue. Young with the plumage white, becoming patched 
with blue as they advance in age. 
Male, 24k, 42. 
Resident in Florida and Texas, where it breeds. In spring migrates 
as far as Long Island ; up the Mississippi to a hundred miles above 
Natchez. Never seen far inland. 
Blue Heron, Ardea coerulea, WiLS. Amer. Orn. v. vii. p. 117. 
Ardea coerulea, Bonap. Syn. p. 300. • 
Blue Heron, Nutt. Man. v. h. p. 58. 
Blue Heron, Ardea coerulea, Aun. Orn. Biog. v. iv. p. 58. 
375. 11. Ardea Ludoviciana, Wils. Louisiana Heron. 
Plate CCXVII. Male. 
