Div.IL water fowls. 



Sect. I. WITH CLOVEN FEET. 

 II. WITH FINNED FEET. 

 III. WITH WEBBED FEET. 



BILL long, ftrong and pointed. 



NOSTRILS linear. 



TONGUE pointed. 



TOES connected as far as the firft joint by a 



ftrong membrane. 



XXVIIf. 

 HERON, 



M 



ALE, 



Heron cendre. Belon. av. 182. Garza cinerizia grofla. Zinan. 



Alia ardea. Gejner av. 219. 113. 



Ardea cinerea major. Aldr. Le Heron hupe. Brijfon av. 



a<u. iii. 157. Scopoli, No. v. 296. tab. 35. 



1 T 7 • Reyger. Frijch II. 199. 



Common Heron, or Heron- Blauer Rager. Kram. 346. 



fliaw. Wil. orn. 277. Ardea major. Lin. fyfi. 236. 



Ardea cinerea major feu pel- Hager. Faun.Suec.jp. $9. 



la. Raii/yn.av. 98. The Heron. Br, Zool. 116. 



tab. 



173. Com- 

 mon. 



Female. 



Ardea Pella five cinerea. Gef- Hegre. Cimbris Skid-Heire 

 ner&o. 211. Skredheire. Brunnich, 156. 



Ardea cinerea tertia. Aldr. Le Heron. Brijfon a<v. v. 292. 

 a-u. III. 159. Wil orn. tab. 34, 



279. & Raiifyn. av. 98. Reyger' Frifch, If. 198. 



Ardea cinerea. Lin.Jyft.236. Brit. Zool. 116. 



ZW/j- et Norvegis Heyre v. 



THIS bird is remarkably light in proporti- 

 on to its bulk, fcarce weighing three 

 pounds and a half: the length is three 

 F f 2 feet 



