. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., igog. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 367. Great Blue Heron. Upper parts, bluish slate or gray. The immature birds show a great variety of color in the plumage. Length, 48; wing, 20; tail, 7; tarsus, 6.50; bill, S-So- The Great Blue Heron is a common summer resident in Illinois and Wisconsin, breeding throughout both states. It usually arrives from the south in March or early in April. It breeds in May. The nest is a mass of sticks, usually in large trees. The eggs are three or four, pale blue in color, and measure about 2.50 x
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. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., igog. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 367. Great Blue Heron. Upper parts, bluish slate or gray. The immature birds show a great variety of color in the plumage. Length, 48; wing, 20; tail, 7; tarsus, 6.50; bill, S-So- The Great Blue Heron is a common summer resident in Illinois and Wisconsin, breeding throughout both states. It usually arrives from the south in March or early in April. It breeds in May. The nest is a mass of sticks, usually in large trees. The eggs are three or four, pale blue in color, and measure about 2.50 x 1.50 inches. Genus HERODIAS Boie. 83. Herodias egretta (Gmel.). American Egret. Ardea egretta Gmel., A. O. U. Check List, 1895, p. 71. Distr.: Temperate and tropical America, from New Jersey, Illi- nois, and Oregon south to Patagonia; accidental as far north as Minnesota and Nova Scotia. Adult: Entire plumage, white, having in the breeding season long graceful plumes on the back, which extend beyond the tail; bill, yellow; legs and feet, black; lores, pale orange, edged with greenish. Length, 38; wing, 16; tarsus, S-8o; bill, 4.80. The American Egret was at one time a common summer resident in Illinois and not uncommon in Wisconsin, but it is now rare. "A rather common summer visitant throughout northern Illinois. ***** Breeds in southern Illinois and perhaps in other parts of. 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 work.. Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago