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Aclea in the month of June I8I7. And about the same time a 

 female of this species was killed near Burgh Castle, and another 

 in the month of November following. 



Last year two young Storks were taken from a nest in Holland, 

 and given to Mr. Harrison. They have borne the winter, though 

 not without much shivering on the coldest days, on which they 

 were always observed to be more than usually voracious. Each of 

 them has swallowed two rats which were more than half-grown ; 

 and whilst the tail of the second was hanging out of the bill a 



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tiiird has more than once been attempted. On these cold days, 

 when Mr. H. has been cutting horse-Hesh for them, so voracious 

 have they been that he was fearful of cutting the ends of their 

 bills as they darted at their food. They rest much on one leg ; 

 and are fond of wading into a pond, from which they procure 

 some kind of food, though there are no fish therein. 



Genus XLVI. Ardea. 

 1. A. cinerea (Common Heron). 



We once watched the motions of a Heron which was standing 

 by the side of a river, where the bank was rather steep : in 

 darting at a fish he precipitated himself into the water, but was 

 out again in an instant with his prey. When a Heron has caught 

 a large eel, it carries it upon firm land, and dashes it repeatedly 

 with violence against the ground, till the fish is so weakened 

 that it can be swallowed with ease. The edges of both the 

 mandibles of this bird are sharp, which structure enables it more 

 securely to hold its slippery prey. 



We remarked in a paper already laid before the Society, that 

 the feathers of this species are frequently loaded with a blue 

 powder. We have since noticed an abundance of white dust 

 upon the feathers of the breast and belly of a White Owl killed 



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