. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. HERON FAMILY 189 LOUISIANA HERON Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis ( Gossc) A, ( > U. Number 199 Other Names.â Lady of the Waters ; Demoiselle. General Description.â Length. 27 inches. Color above, slaty-purple; below, white. The lengthened feathers of head and neck, sharp with well-defined edges ; the back train-feathers, fringe-like. Color.â AnuLTS (. .) : Crown, sides of head, most of neck, back, and wings, slaty-purple; chin and throat, white, broken behind witli color of head; the long feathers of crest, white; lower back and rump, w
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. HERON FAMILY 189 LOUISIANA HERON Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis ( Gossc) A, ( > U. Number 199 Other Names.â Lady of the Waters ; Demoiselle. General Description.â Length. 27 inches. Color above, slaty-purple; below, white. The lengthened feathers of head and neck, sharp with well-defined edges ; the back train-feathers, fringe-like. Color.â AnuLTS (. .) : Crown, sides of head, most of neck, back, and wings, slaty-purple; chin and throat, white, broken behind witli color of head; the long feathers of crest, white; lower back and rump, white but concealed by feathers of train which extends beyond tail; lou'cr parts, mostly white; bill, black â bluer toward base; legs, grayish; iris, red; bare space around eye, light lilac. Young: No crest or plumes. Neck and back, brownish-red ; rump, center of throat, and under parts, white; wings and tail, pale lavender- blue ; legs, dusky green. Individuals show variations between this and adult plumage but arc never zvliite. Nest and Eggs.â \est : In mangrove or willow swamps; in communities or in company with other Herons; a frail platform of sticks. Eggs: 3 to 5, bluish-green. Distribution.â Southern North America; breeds from North Carolina and the Gulf States to the West Indies, Mexico (both coasts), and Central America; winters from South Carolina southward; casual in Indiana, New Jersey, and Long Island. Though characteristically a southern species, the Louisiana Heron ranks among the most abundant Herons in this country, since in the Southern States it is decidedly the most abundant of the numerous Herons. In every way it is a beautiful bird, distinct and distinguished in its royal purplish garments contrasted with sharply defined white under parts. It is graceful and gentle, not shy, and is quite well known, feeding along the edges of swamps and meadows, or on the borders of streams and ponds. Of social disposition, its nesting is mainly in rookeries, sometim
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