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in August. Bruce, upon lifting the Bearded Eagle which he 
shot in Abyssinia, found himself covered with a yellowish dust ; 
the plumage of the bird being tawny. The flesh of the Heron is 
much admired by some persons. The legs have sometimes a 
rank fishy taste, though the other parts of the bird are well- 
flavoured. 
2. A. Egretta (Great White Heron). 
On the 3rd of October last, in a walk on the banks of the 
river Stour, we observed a large White Heron cross over from 
the Suffolk to the Essex side of the river. 1t appeared to be 
pure white, and to stand up rather taller than some Common 
Herons which were feeding not far off. A similar bird was 
observed in the spring on the Oakley shores ; and, subsequently 
to our observation, one was seen on the banks of the river Or- 
well. 
3. 4. Nycticora (Night Heron). 
Mr. Stagg of Yarmouth shot a Night Heron upon a tree in 
his nursery. And we are informed by Mr. Hunt, that the spe- 
cimen of this bird in his possession was shot in Suffolk, and kept 
alive some time, being only slightly wounded. Another bird of 
the same species was killed at Mr. Coke's in the winter of 1819, 
and is now in the possession of the Rev. George Glover. 
4. A. stellaris (Bittern). 
Some of the marshes of Norfolk afford a breeding-place to 
the Bittern, whence we have received its egg, both ends of 
which are nearly of the same shape. Pennant has justly re- 
marked that this bird has a double iris. In one which we 
examined, that next the pupil was reddish-yellow, the outer one 
hazel. There was also a notch at the extremity of the upper 
mandible ; 
