. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. AUDEIDyi: â AUDEINA: : HKHON,^. \\i)i 257. fl5!J Always white. Adult with ilecorapoaed recurvoil featlierB on buck Giir-:etltt WJ ^Vuhy-blue, white liuluw. Bill luiigur thuii Ilyttranussn I'liO Length 30, nut 3U inches. Blue or white. Titrsuit twice uh lung as miildle too. Bill itliortci'than tursus Diihnimnuiuaii Length
. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. AUDEIDyi: â AUDEINA: : HKHON,^. \\i)i 257. fl5!J Always white. Adult with ilecorapoaed recurvoil featlierB on buck Giir-:etltt WJ ^Vuhy-blue, white liuluw. Bill luiigur thuii Ilyttranussn I'liO Length 30, nut 3U inches. Blue or white. Titrsuit twice uh lung as miildle too. Bill itliortci'than tursus Diihnimnuiuaii Length 30 or more. Kntlrely white ; no crest; long lU'comiiimcJ feathers on hack . JliioiliiiH Length â¢!:! or more; of dark varied colors, or white ; crested, wilhout dorsal plumes . .Inha â -â fil â¢a-, 60. Subfamily ARDEIN/E Tivil-foathcra 12 (in nil N. Am. goiioni), broiid and .stitt- I'owder-dowu Iriicts 3 pairs. Tibitu naked bidow. Outer toe not shorter than in- ner. Claws moderate, curved. (Embracing most of the spe- cies of the family, and all our species excepting the IJit- toriis.) AR'DEA. (Lat. ardea^ a heron.) Great IlEitoxs. Of largest size. Neck and legs very long, former well feath- ered all around. Tibiic exten- sively denuded below. Tarsus longer than middle toe and claw. Outer lateral toe longer than inner. Bill sliorttir than tarsus, equal to or longer than mid<lle toe and claw. Colors dark and varied, exceptionally white; back without length- ened loosened plumes; scai)U- lars lanceolate, lengthened, but not loosened; lower fore-neck with lengthened feathers; head crested, in breeding season with two long, slender, flowing, oc- cipital plumes. Sexes alike; young similar, but lacking all lengthened feathers. Di(diro- matic. (Genera 258-263 should be reduced to subgenera of Ardea.) True Fio. 457.âGreat Blue Heron, greatly reduced. Audubon. (From Tenney, after Analysis of Species. Tibiic and edge of wing white; occiput and plumes black. (Eur
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