630 AVES--EGRET...HERON 
TH Ey LOT Dilek eG bees 
Is the size of a fowl. The hind head is crested, and two of the feathers, 
which are five inches in length, hang gracefully behind. The whole plu- 
mage is cf a beautiful white, and the elegance of the bird is much increased 
by the long, loose feathers which cover and hang over the rump; their flesh 
is said to be excellent. It is conjectured that both the crane and egret were 
formerly inhabitants of Great Britain ; but this can hardly be said of them 
at present, notwithstanding a solitary instance or two of their having been 
shot there. In America there are egrets found of a reddish, and some of a 
black color ; but they differ in no other respect from the European. 
THE NIGHT HERON? 


















































































Is found in Europe and America. In the United States it is known by the 
name of qua bird, and breeds usually in the most solitary and deeply shaded 
parts of a cedar swamp. The males regularly direct their course every 
evening at twilight towards the marshes, uttermg in a hoarse and hollow 
tone, the sound gua. At this hour, also, all the nurseries in the swamps are 
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1 Ardea garzetta, Lin. 2 Ardea nycticorax, Lin. 
