CHAPTER XXII. 



THE HERONS THE STORKS THE IBIS THE CURLEWS THE SANDPIPERS 

 THE AVOCET THE LONGSHANKS THE GODW1TS THE WOODCOCK THE 

 SNIPES THE RUFF THE PHALAROPES THE RAILS THE GALLINULES 

 THE COOT. 



THE Common Heron (Hager, Sw. ; Ardea cinerea, Lath.) 

 was pretty common with us during the summer months ; as 

 is also the case throughout a large portion of Scandinavia. 

 Its limits to the northward do not appear to be very well 

 ascertained ; but it has been seen as high up as the 64 N. 

 latitude. It would seem to be more plentiful in the southern 

 parts of Sweden than elsewhere. One and all migrate. 

 They arrive in Scania about the last week in March, and 

 take their departure from thence in September and October, 

 prior to which they are frequently seen congregated in 

 considerable flocks. This bird is common in Denmark 

 during the summer time. 



Pontoppidan has some singular notions about the heron. 

 Amongst other things, he says : " It has only one straight 



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