. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . Xycticorax nycticorax n,Evius (immature). Subgenus NYCTHERODIUS Reich. NYCTICORAX VIOLACEUS {Liuii.).Yellow=crowned Night Top of the head whitish buff extending into a crest; sides of the head black; throat black ;breast and under parts grayish plumbeous; back plumbeous ; two or three very long feathersextending as long plumes from the crest; legs greenish. 26o KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. Length, about 23: Wing, : Tail, 4: Tarsus, : Bill. Immature birds have the cro
. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . Xycticorax nycticorax n,Evius (immature). Subgenus NYCTHERODIUS Reich. NYCTICORAX VIOLACEUS {Liuii.).Yellow=crowned Night Top of the head whitish buff extending into a crest; sides of the head black; throat black ;breast and under parts grayish plumbeous; back plumbeous ; two or three very long feathersextending as long plumes from the crest; legs greenish. 26o KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. Length, about 23: Wing, : Tail, 4: Tarsus, : Bill. Immature birds have the crown dusky streaked with white or buliy white, the rest of theplumage heavily mottled. Ijlotched with pointed marks of brown : also marked with buff anddull white. Primaries slate color, showing no rufous. The immature birds of this speciessomewhat resemble those of the Black-crowned Night Heron, but differ from it, having the headdarker and no rufous on the primaries. This species occurs in Eastern North America from the CaroHnas southto South America and the West Indies. It has been recorded as far northas Massachusetts. It breeds commonly in Florida. The nest is built intrees, and the eggs are four or live in number and
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