. Key to North American birds. 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 and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. ABDJSHD^ — ABBEINJS: HEBONS. 659 tigiate feathers drooping far beyond the tail; neck closely feathered. Plumage entirely white at all seasons. Bill, lores, and eyes, y
. Key to North American birds. 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 and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. ABDJSHD^ — ABBEINJS: HEBONS. 659 tigiate feathers drooping far beyond the tail; neck closely feathered. Plumage entirely white at all seasons. Bill, lores, and eyes, yellow; legs and feet black. Length (not in- cluding the dorsal train, which is a foot or more longer) ; extent ; wing ; tail 5 ; biU ; tarsus about ; tibiro bare ? averaging smaUer than $. D. S. southerly, and much of W. I., C. and S. Am.; straggling northward to Nova Scotia, ^iY^. Fig. 458. -Eoropean Great White Egret, Berodias Ma, i nat. size. (From Brehm.) Canada, Minnesota, etc.; resident in the south. Breeds like other herons; eggs 3-4, .. GABZET'TA. (Ital. name of a heron. Fig. 459.) Sma.^ EaKET Jo™ of tl. preceding, but si^e small; length about 2 feet. Color white; an °-^^*;l^-^^^^^^^^^^ recurved train of stiff-shafted loose-webbed feathers in the breeding season; lower neck lengthened, depending. (See fig. of the European species, G. mvea.). 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 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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