. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin—Cory. 371 Orn. Illinois, 1895, p. 130.) " Rare accidental straggler. A single individual was shot on Root River, Racine Co. (Wisconsin), August 28, 1848, by Dr. P. R. Hoy. A single wing of a decomposed specimen was preserved by Thure Kumlien. This was found on the shores of Lake Koshkonong in the early ; (Kumlien and Hollister, Birds of Wisconsin, 1903, p. 35.) Genus BUTORIDES Blyth. 87. Butorides virescens (Linn.). Green Heron. Ardea virescens Linn., A. O. U. Check List, 1895, p.
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin—Cory. 371 Orn. Illinois, 1895, p. 130.) " Rare accidental straggler. A single individual was shot on Root River, Racine Co. (Wisconsin), August 28, 1848, by Dr. P. R. Hoy. A single wing of a decomposed specimen was preserved by Thure Kumlien. This was found on the shores of Lake Koshkonong in the early ; (Kumlien and Hollister, Birds of Wisconsin, 1903, p. 35.) Genus BUTORIDES Blyth. 87. Butorides virescens (Linn.). Green Heron. Ardea virescens Linn., A. O. U. Check List, 1895, p. 73. Distr.: Temperate North America, from Ontario and Oregon south to the West Indies, Middle America, and northern South Amer- ica. In the United States, breeding throughout the greater part of its Green Heron. Adult: Feathers on top of the head extending in a small crest, dark green; neck, chestnut; throat, marked heavily with white; under parts, pale purplish or ashy, marked with white; back, greenish, show- ing tinge of slate color; wing coverts, green, feathers edged with buffy white; bend of wing, whitish; tail, greenish, upper mandible, black; lower mandible, mostly yellow, dark on the top; legs, yellowish 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago
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