. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. 94 KEY TO THE BIKDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. * Group 5. Wing, over 15 inches long. Plumage, eatirely white; wiug, over 17 inches; bill, over ; tarsus, ovtr Ardca occiacntalis. Great White Heron. See No. 143. Plumage, entirely white; wing, less than 17 inches long; bill, under ; tarsu<, under/.25. Ardea ('tjreUa. American Egret. See No. Greater part of u]iI)<m- j)lumage, Viluish gray or slaty gray; adults in breeding have middle; of crown and , white; t)ill. less tlia
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. 94 KEY TO THE BIKDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. * Group 5. Wing, over 15 inches long. Plumage, eatirely white; wiug, over 17 inches; bill, over ; tarsus, ovtr Ardca occiacntalis. Great White Heron. See No. 143. Plumage, entirely white; wing, less than 17 inches long; bill, under ; tarsu<, under/.25. Ardea ('tjreUa. American Egret. See No. Greater part of u]iI)<m- j)lumage, Viluish gray or slaty gray; adults in breeding have middle; of crown and , white; t)ill. less tlian ("..25; innnature birds liavc tiir top of the head, Idack. Ardra herodias. Great Blue Heron. See No. 151. Similar to Great Blue ner()n, l)ut larger; bill, over Occurs only in Florida. Arden loardi. Ward's Heron. See No. 150. Top of head and sometimes greater portion of head, white; wings .ind back, Iduish gra}\ or slafy gray; appearance of AVard's Heron except color of head. Oi-i-urs only in Flori<la: pr(d)ably a color phase of Ardea orridoitdlis. Ardea louerdemauiii. Wuerdeman's Heron. Sec No. 14il. * For dlre<'tioii8 for measureiiieiit, sec page 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; Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian museum
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