. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . ng season extended plumes on theback and also feathers on the crest lengthened; bill black, becoming yellowish at the base;lores yellow ; legs black; feet yellow. Length, 22 : Wing. 11 ; Tarsus, : I5ill, 3. KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 253 This species ranges throughout tropical and temperate America as farsouth as Buenos Ayres, South America. It is very common in Florida, whereit breeds, and has been known to breed as far north as Long Island. Strag-glers have been taken in Nova Scoti
. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . ng season extended plumes on theback and also feathers on the crest lengthened; bill black, becoming yellowish at the base;lores yellow ; legs black; feet yellow. Length, 22 : Wing. 11 ; Tarsus, : I5ill, 3. KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 253 This species ranges throughout tropical and temperate America as farsouth as Buenos Ayres, South America. It is very common in Florida, whereit breeds, and has been known to breed as far north as Long Island. Strag-glers have been taken in Nova Scotia. The eggs are three to live in number and pale blue, as in most of thisfamily. This species is sometimes confounded with the immature of the FloridaBlue Heron, which is also white, but that species has a faint wash of grayishon the tips of the primaries. Besides having the primaries perfectly whitewithout any wash near the tips, this species has the legs black, which in theimmature of the Florida Blue Heron are greenish yellow. Subgenus DICHROMANASSA Ridgw. ARDEA RUFESCEN5 (Colored phase.) Adult in colored phase: Head and neck lilac brown; rest of plumage dark slate color. Thisspecies has the long plumes extending from the scapular region of the back during the breed-ing season; legs and feet bluish, showing dusky on the scales of the tarsus. Bill black on theterminal tliird, the balance flesh color; lores flesh color. 254 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. IVIiitepJiasc: Entire plumage white : bill black on theterminal third; balance flesh colorlegs greenish. Length, 29; Wing, 14 ; Tail, 4 ; Tarsus, ; Bill, ^^ ^
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