. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. ctly jists BLACK-(:R(3\Vi\KD NIGHT HERON. SQUAWK. QUA BIRD, NVCI'ILORAX NVC'IICORAX Char. Toj:) of bond and back greenish black ; forehead, sido of licad, and iluoat white; wings and sides of neck bluish gray ; no plumes except- ing two long narrow white feathers at back of head ; lower parts white tinged with pale creamy yellow. V'oung : above, grayish brown ; beneath, dull white, streaked with brownish.
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. ctly jists BLACK-(:R(3\Vi\KD NIGHT HERON. SQUAWK. QUA BIRD, NVCI'ILORAX NVC'IICORAX Char. Toj:) of bond and back greenish black ; forehead, sido of licad, and iluoat white; wings and sides of neck bluish gray ; no plumes except- ing two long narrow white feathers at back of head ; lower parts white tinged with pale creamy yellow. V'oung : above, grayish brown ; beneath, dull white, streaked with brownish. iJody stout; bill thick and black; legs short and yellow. Length 23 to 26 inches. Xest. In a community situated near the bank of a stream ; placed on an upper branch of a tall tree, — sometimes placed on the ground in a swamp ; a simple platform of dry twigs. E,i;gs. -1-6: pale green tinged with blue; X The (ireat Night Heron of America extends its migrations probably to the northern and eastern extremities of the United ^ 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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