CHAPTER XXX. 



THE HERONS. 



THERE is a good deal of confusion in the popu- 

 lar mind 

 about 

 H erons , 

 Storks and 

 Cranes, 

 which are 

 really very 

 different 

 tribes o f 

 b i r d s , 

 though 

 they all 

 have long 

 necks and 

 legs and 

 are mostly 

 of large 

 size and 

 are all 

 more o r 

 less given 

 to spend- 

 ing their 



time near 



Pond Herons. 



water. 



Cranes feed chiefly on grain. They make their nests 



on the ground and the young get on their own legs 







