. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . t elongated plumes ; mainly white with a tinge of blue on : ,50, wing , bill , tarsus 3, Distribution. — Eastern United States from New Jersey and Maine westto Nebraska and San Angelo, Texas; south to northern South America, The little blue heron breeds in Tropical and Lower Sonoran zones,and after the breeding season wanders north, sometimes as far asNebraska. Subgenus Butorides. 201. Ardea virescens Linn. Green

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. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . t elongated plumes ; mainly white with a tinge of blue on : ,50, wing , bill , tarsus 3, Distribution. — Eastern United States from New Jersey and Maine westto Nebraska and San Angelo, Texas; south to northern South America, The little blue heron breeds in Tropical and Lower Sonoran zones,and after the breeding season wanders north, sometimes as far asNebraska. Subgenus Butorides. 201. Ardea virescens Linn. Green Heron. Bill longer than tarsus, crown and back with long, lanceolate, but not dissected : crown andcrest, tail, and mostof wings dark green;scapular plumes blu-ish green; sides ofneck rich dark chest-nut ; belly : similar to-dults, but with^^S- ^^- .scapular plumes shorter and darkergreen ; most of quills tipped with white and under parts coarsely : , wing , bill 2,, tarsus Distribution. — Oregon and Ontario southward to West Indies and

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