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with her upon her back whenever she leaves he? 

 nest. 



Of herons there are five very beautiful specie<5. 

 The first is the large European heron (ardea 

 m;ijor). The second, the red-headed heron,, 

 (ardea erjtroeephala) is of the size of the first; 

 it is entirely white exceptii^g' the head, which is 

 crowned with a long' red crest that hangs down 

 upon its back. The third, the galatea heron 

 (ardea galatea) is of a milk-white colour, the 

 neck is two feet and a half long, the legs are of 

 the same length and red, and the bill, which is 

 yellow, is four inches long. The fourth, the 

 heron with a blue head (ardea cyanocephala). 

 The head and back of this species are blue, the 

 wings black, edged with white, the belly is of a 

 yellowish green, the tail green, the bill black, 

 and the legs are yellow. The iifth is the thula 

 (ardea thula) a naiiie derived from the Chilian; 

 it is entirely white, and its head is adorned with 

 a beautiful crest of the same colour. 



Of the two kinds of eagles in Chili, one is the 

 yellow eagle of Europe, called by the Indians 

 gnanca, and another species called calquin, whiclt 

 appears to me to differ but little from the itz- 

 quauJitli of Mexico, and (he urutazirana of Brasil. 

 This eagle, from the extremities of its wings^ 

 measures about ten and a half feci ; its breast is 

 white, spotted with brown, and the neck, back, 

 and wings, are black, inclininj^ to blue ; the tail 



