. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 230 CURSORES. those birds which are always conspicuous for the per- fect whiteness of their plumage; but of all the spe- cies, this is probably gifted with a coat of the most _ delicate and beauti- ful texture. The head is ornamented with a long, flow- ing crest, composed of fine thread-like plumes. Upon the lower part of the neck the feathers are lengthened, and hang down in what might be called a loose beard-like tuft, while from the up- per part of the back proceed a number of Snowy Heron. long slender plu
. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 230 CURSORES. those birds which are always conspicuous for the per- fect whiteness of their plumage; but of all the spe- cies, this is probably gifted with a coat of the most _ delicate and beauti- ful texture. The head is ornamented with a long, flow- ing crest, composed of fine thread-like plumes. Upon the lower part of the neck the feathers are lengthened, and hang down in what might be called a loose beard-like tuft, while from the up- per part of the back proceed a number of Snowy Heron. long slender plumes of lace-like delicacy, extending over the rump and turning upward at the extremity, the fine filaments hanging from the shafts like the hair from the tail of a bobtailed horse. This beautiful bird seems to give the preference to the salt marshes, which line the coast from Maine to Florida. Here, during the breeding season, they are generally abundant; and, as is the custom of the Herons, their nests are clustered together in commu- nities of greater or less numbers, according to cir- cumstances. In New Jersey, the cedars which gen-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baily, William L; Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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