. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Reddish Egret. Louisiana Heron Length, 27-32; wing, 12| (12-14|) ; tail, 4|; tarsus, 5\ ; culinen, 3f. Gulf States north to southern Illinois, south to Jamaica and Central America. 10. Louisiana Heron (199. Ardea tricolor ruficdllis).—A small, southern, bluish-slate-colored heron, with white belly and throat line and pur- plish crest and neck. The white rump is concealed by elongated, purplish- white - tipped " aigrette " plumes, reaching to the
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Reddish Egret. Louisiana Heron Length, 27-32; wing, 12| (12-14|) ; tail, 4|; tarsus, 5\ ; culinen, 3f. Gulf States north to southern Illinois, south to Jamaica and Central America. 10. Louisiana Heron (199. Ardea tricolor ruficdllis).—A small, southern, bluish-slate-colored heron, with white belly and throat line and pur- plish crest and neck. The white rump is concealed by elongated, purplish- white - tipped " aigrette " plumes, reaching to the tail. As the young lack plumes, they show the white lower back and rump, and the back has more or less of brownish washings. Length, 23-28; wing, 10 (81-11); tail, 3}; tarsus, 3|; culmen. 3|-4|. Gulf States, south to Central America and West Indies, casually north to New Jersey and Indiana. 11. Little Blue Heron (200. Ardea cmrulea).— A small, common, bluish-slate-colored heron, with the head and neck slightly purplish. The lower neck and back feathers are lengthened and sharply pointed. The legs and feet are 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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