. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . having the outer webof primaries pale rufous brown. Nycticorax nycticorax Heron. See page 258 Length, ; Wing, 10; Tarsus, : Bill, 3. Headand neck purplish brown; rest of plumage slatyblue; legs and feet black. Ardea Blue Heron (adult). See page 256 Length, 22; Wing, 10: Tarsus, 3-60; Bill, partly grayish blue, partly white. Plu- Ardea Blue Heron (immature). See page 256 Length, 17 ; Wing, 7 ; Tarsus, ; Bill, Crowndark greenis
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . having the outer webof primaries pale rufous brown. Nycticorax nycticorax Heron. See page 258 Length, ; Wing, 10; Tarsus, : Bill, 3. Headand neck purplish brown; rest of plumage slatyblue; legs and feet black. Ardea Blue Heron (adult). See page 256 Length, 22; Wing, 10: Tarsus, 3-60; Bill, partly grayish blue, partly white. Plu- Ardea Blue Heron (immature). See page 256 Length, 17 ; Wing, 7 ; Tarsus, ; Bill, Crowndark greenish; neck chestnut with a line of buffywhite down the middle of throat; legs greenish)ellow; belly pale. Ardea Heron. See page 257 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. Length, ; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill, small; throat pale yellow buff; underparts pale. Ardetta exilis. Least Bittern. See page 248 Length, 13; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill, Throat and under parts deep chestnut. Ardetta neoxena. Corys Least Bittern. See page Family GRUID^E. Grus americaua. Length, 51; Wing, ; Tarsus, 12; Bill, white; bare skin of head red. (Youngbirds have the head feathered.) Qrus americana. Whooping Crane. See page 260 Length, 45; Wing, ; , 10; Bill, gray or brownish gray; bare skin ofhead red. (Young birds have the head feathered.) Qrus mexicana. Sandhill Crane. See page 262 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 173 Family ARAMID^. Courlans, Limpkins. fc::*.^
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