GREAT BLUE HERON.—Ardea herodias. Other names: "Sand-hill Crane;" "Blue Crane."
Range—The whole of North and middle America, excepting Arctic districts; north to Hudson's Bay, fur countries, and Sitka; south to Columbia, Venezuela; Bermudas, and throughout the West Indies.
Nest—In high trees along rivers, or in the depths of retired swamps.
Eggs—Commonly three or four, of a plain greenish blue.