. Caccia e pesca in Florida, compresa una chiave per gli uccelli acquatici noti per verificarsi nello stato . Ardea virescens. ARDEA VIRESCENS Linn.Little Qreen Heron. Parte superiore della testa che si estende in una piccola cresta verde scuro; castagno collo; gola marchiata pesantemente con bianco; sotto parti pallido porpora o frassino segnato con bianco ; dorso verdolino, tinta mostra di colore ardesia; coprenti ala verde, piume bordate con bianco opaco; curvatura di wingbiancastro; coda verdolino, mandibola superiore nera; mandibola inferiore per lo più gialla, scura sulla parte superiore; gambe verde giallastro. Lunghezza, 16 pollici; ala, 6.50; coda, 2.40; Tarsus, 1.85;

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. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . Ardea virescens. ARDEA VIRESCENS Linn.Little Qreen Heron. Top of the head extending in a small crest dark green; neck chestnut; throat markedheavily with white; under parts pale purplish or ashy marked with white ; back greenish, show-ing tinge of slate color; wing coverts green, feathers edged with buffy .white; bend of wingwhitish ; tail greenish, upper mandible black ; lower mandible mostly yellow, dark on the top ;legs yellowish green. Length, 16 inches; Wing, 6.50; Tail, 2.40; Tarsus, 1.85 ; Bill, 2.30. This species ranges from Canada southward to South America and theWest Indies, being common and breeding throughout most of its range onthe Atlantic coast. It is common in Florida, where it breeds. The nest is usually placed on a branch of a tree overhanging water.The eggs are pale blue, usually four to six in number. 258 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. Genus NYCTICORAX Stephens. Subgenus NYCTICORAX.. NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX N/EVIUS {Bodd).Black=crowned Night Heron. Crown, head, back, and scapulars greenish black; forehead, lores, most of the neck and underparts white or ashy white. Wings and tail gray; legs and feet yellow; two or three very longocciputal^plumes, white, in the breeding season. Length, 24 to 26; Wing, 11; Tarsus, 3.10 to 3.40; Tail, 4.20 to 5.30. The immature bird has the general plumage mottled dark brown and gray, the feathersmarked and streaked with pointed blotches of grayish or buff; outer web of primaries buffcolor; under parts streaked with black and white. This species occurs on the Atlantic coast from Canada to South America and has been recorded from the West Indies. It is common in Florida. The nest is a mass of sticks generally built in trees or low bushes, rarely on the ground. All the nests that I personally have found have been built in trees or bushes. The eggs are four to six in number and pale blue. KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLOR

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