THE HERONS 



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this group of the genus we 'shall notice is the goliath heron (A. goliath}, of 

 which the total length is about half as much again as that of the common spe- 

 cies. In this splendid bird the crest takes the form of a number of moderately 



GRAY HERONS AND THEIR NEST. 



long pointed feathers. The head and crest, the point of the shoulder, and the 

 under parts, with the exception of the white throat, are reddish-chestnut brown; 

 the sides and back of the neck bright bluish gray; the upper parts a more ashy 



