. 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. 662 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —HEIWDIONES— IIEJIODJI. Garzetta candidinsimn, us tlioy iiii! of the siimo nizo, lunl not siiikiii^ly iliffiTt'iit in form; nutk-(! lorcH anil \M>m\ liiilf of 1)111 Kr(>c'iiish-i)lni', tlw; mtti hliickiNli; nioiit of lower niiuiilihlt' ; h'^^n nrrcnish-l)lin', with yellow tniccti, or bluii
. 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. 662 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —HEIWDIONES— IIEJIODJI. Garzetta candidinsimn, us tlioy iiii! of the siimo nizo, lunl not siiikiii^ly iliffiTt'iit in form; nutk-(! lorcH anil \M>m\ liiilf of 1)111 Kr(>c'iiish-i)lni', tlw; mtti hliickiNli; nioiit of lower niiuiilihlt' ; h'^^n nrrcnish-l)lin', with yellow tniccti, or bluiitli-ltliu^k; the snowy heron Iiuh no iiliuiit the Nuft jmrts. S. Athmtle iinil Gulf .States, resident, nlmnilant; N. in BUinnier often to the Miilille States, eusnally to Now England. Nestiiii; as UHiml; ej,'>»s H-i, X ), of usual shaiie and color. 263. BUTORI'DKS. (Lat. hutor, a bittern; Gr. tldos, eiJon, resenihlanee.) Gkken IIrkdnh. Kize sniall ; len^^th one and a half feet, liill moderate, longer than tarsus, with gently \v depis, growing green.) (iiiEKN IIkkon. Adnlt in the breeding season with the crown, long soft occipital crest, and lengthened narrow featht.'rs of the back lustrous dark green, sometimes with a bronzy iridescence; the dorsal plumes in high plunuige with a glaucous bluish cast. Wing-coverts green, with conspicuous tawny edgings; neck rich dark purplish-chestnut, the throat-line variegated with dusky and white. Under parts nn)stly dark brownish-ash; belly variegated with white, tiuills and tail greenish-dusky with a glaucous shade; edge of the wing white; somo of the quills usually white-tipped. Hill greenish-ldack, nnich of the under nnindibh? yeUow; lores and iris yellow; legs greenish-yellow; lower neck with lengthened feathers in front, a bare sjiace behind. Young : Head less crested ; back with- out long narrow plumes, but glossy-greenish; neck merely reddish-brown ; M-lnde under j)arts white, variegated with tawny and da
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