. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 119 201a. FKAZAK'S GKEEIf HEBOID. Ardea virescens frazarl Brewst. Geog. Dist.âLower CaUfornia (vicinity of l^a, Paz). This subspecies is dedicated to M. Abbott Frazar, the naturalist and taxidermist â who took the first specimens near La Paz, Lower California, in 1887. Mr. Brewster says: "Although the points of difference between this bird and true A. virescens are not easily expressed, they are, nevertheless, apparent on the most casual com- parisons, or, indeed without any comparison whatever. The deeper, more
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 119 201a. FKAZAK'S GKEEIf HEBOID. Ardea virescens frazarl Brewst. Geog. Dist.âLower CaUfornia (vicinity of l^a, Paz). This subspecies is dedicated to M. Abbott Frazar, the naturalist and taxidermist â who took the first specimens near La Paz, Lower California, in 1887. Mr. Brewster says: "Although the points of difference between this bird and true A. virescens are not easily expressed, they are, nevertheless, apparent on the most casual com- parisons, or, indeed without any comparison whatever. The deeper, more purplish maroon of the neck, with its decided glaucous tinge, is perhaps the best character of the new form. None of the specimens in the National Museum from the west coast of Mexico show any approach to frazari, all being apparently true ;* Its nesting habits and eggs are unkuown, but more than likely are identical with A. virescens. 201c. ANTHONY'S GREEN HERON. Ardea virescens anthonyi Mearns. Geog. Dist.âArid region of Southwestern United States, and southward into Mexico^ This subspecies, named in honor of A. W. Anthony, belongs to the arid jKjrtions of Southwestern United States and southward. I have nothing positive regarding its nesting and eggs, but they will probably not differ from those of A. virescens. 202. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. Nycticorax nycticorax nwvius (Bodd.) Geog. Dist.âAmerica, from the British Possessions southward to the Falk- land Islands. A handsome bird, whose neck and legs are not so long as those of other Herons. It has a stout body, and its total length is about two feet. It has two or three very long white, filamentous plumes springing from the occiput. The Black-crowned Night Heron, Qua-bird or Squawk, as it is variously called, is found throughout the entire continent of America, except the Arctic regions. It breeds in several of the West Indies, and is resident through- out Central America, breeding in all suit- able loc
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