. Ornithology and oölogy of New England [microform] : containing full descriptions of the birds of New England and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature : together with a complete history of their habits, times of arrival and departure ... : with illustrations of many species of the birds and accurate figures of their eggs. Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. THE NIGHT HERON. 411 t season in I. A. Purdio, nility was a These were se and twin- ts of two or dgo as to tlio ild contusion :lieir guttural :s, and found d oth
. Ornithology and oölogy of New England [microform] : containing full descriptions of the birds of New England and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature : together with a complete history of their habits, times of arrival and departure ... : with illustrations of many species of the birds and accurate figures of their eggs. Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. THE NIGHT HERON. 411 t season in I. A. Purdio, nility was a These were se and twin- ts of two or dgo as to tlio ild contusion :lieir guttural :s, and found d others, fur c day old to to tiic filthy nests was not of the pleasantest, we limited our iuvesti^a- tio:. to the securing of a fo. of the most recentl/ufd eggs. As my though « recall the occurrences of that day, num- bers of other pleasant excursions and can^paigns ha I utve e,,oycd with the gentlemen ahove named come h cl to me ; and I hope the time is not far distant when we tlu^l gun on shoulder and knapsack on our backs, may take' another good long tm7np together. ^ The eggs of the Night Heron are laid about the 20th of May. Ihey are usually four in nxunbor, and their general form IS an elongated ovoidal. lu a great number of speci- mens, the color IS generally bluish-green, sometimes a pea-green or greenish-yellow. Their dimensions vary fr^m by moh to by inch. About the latter part of August, the young birds are found in deep woods and by many are esteemed as excellent eating, as they are plump and fat. They leave for the South oa.^ hi Oc obe. 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 Samuels, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1836-1908. Boston : Nichols and Noyes
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