Plate CCXLII. Male.
Feathers of the upper and hind part of the head very long, loose,
decurved; of the middle of the back very long, loose, decurved, with
their extremities recurved; bill and legs black; toes yellow. Plumage
pure white. Young white, with the legs and toes dull green.
_Male_, 22-1/2, 38.
Resident from Texas to Florida. Migrates in spring as far as
Massachusetts. Breeds in all intermediate districts; up the
Mississippi to Memphis. Abundant.
Snowy Heron, Ardea candidissima. Wils. Amer. Orn. v. vii. p.
120.
Ardea candidissima, Bonap. Syn. p. 305.
Snowy Heron, Ardea candidissima, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 49.
Snowy Heron, Ardea candidissima, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iii. p.
317; v. v. p. 606.