. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . by plume hunters till they are uponthe verge of extermination. They are entirelywhite, with a long train of beautiful straightaigrettes flowing from the middle of the remote localities, quite large colonies of themmay still be foUnd, but where they numberedthousands, years, ago, they can be counted bydozens now. They breed in impenetrable swamps,very often in company with the following spe-cies, and also with Louisiana and Little BlueH
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . by plume hunters till they are uponthe verge of extermination. They are entirelywhite, with a long train of beautiful straightaigrettes flowing from the middle of the remote localities, quite large colonies of themmay still be foUnd, but where they numberedthousands, years, ago, they can be counted bydozens now. They breed in impenetrable swamps,very often in company with the following spe-cies, and also with Louisiana and Little BlueHerons, and AVhitc Ibises. Their nests are butfrail platforms, generally in bushes over thewater. Their usual complement of eggs numbersfrom three to five, four as the most common num-lier. They are generally laid during the latterpart of May, but often on account of their beingdisturbed, nests with eggs may be found in eggs are a light bluish green in color. ). Data.—Gainesville. Florida, April .14. 1S94. Four eggs on a plat-form of sticks and grass, in a buttonwood bush over feet of water. Collec-tor, George RgTft 197. Snowy EiiREX. Ei^rclla Range.—Conmion now only in restricted lo-calities in the Gulf States and Mexico. This species, which is smaller than the last,being but twenty-four inches in length, is alsoadorned with aigrettes, but they are beauti-fully recurved at the tips. Owin!, to the nierci;less slaughter to which tliey have been , their ranks liave been woefully deciinat-ed, and it is to be lioped that the remainingones may be safely protected. Their nestinghabits are the same as the last, although, ofcourse, the eggs are smaller. Size x
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