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of both sexes is similar, that of the male exhibiting only a 
superior lustre, and pureness of tint. The young of many 
species differ considerably from the mature birds, which has 
led to much confusion, and sometimes an unnecessary multi- 
plication of species. Their flight is heavy, with the neck re- 
tracted, and resting between the shoulders; and having the 
legs extended behind, to preserve the balance of the body. 
Their appetite is voracious, and their digestion powerful and 
rapid. 
COMMON HERON. 
Arve cinEREA, Lath. 
PLATE II. 
Ardea cinerea, Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 691. 54.—Shaw’s Zool. 11. 548.—Wag- 
ler, Syst. Av. sp. 3.—Flem. Br. Anim. 1. 95. 126. 
Heron cendré, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. 2. 567. 
Ardea major, Linn. Syst. 1. 236. 12.—Gmel. Syst. 1. 627. sp. 12.—Raii 
Syn. 98. A. 1. 
Ardea cristata, Briss. 5. 396. 2. t. 35. 
Le Heron huppé, Buff: Ois, 7. 342. Pl. Enl. 755. 
Aschgrauer Rheiher, Meyer, Taschenb. Deut. 2. p. 332. 
Ardea cinerea, Linn. 1. 236. 11.—Briss. Orn. 5. 392. 1.) Young of 
Le Heron, Buff: Ois. 7. 342. pl. 19. both sexes. 
Crested Heron, Albin. Br. Birds, 1. pl. 67.— Low’s Faun. Orcad. 77. 
Common Heron, Penn. Br. Zool. 2. No. 173.—Arct. Zool. 2. No. 343.— 
Lath. Syn. 5. 83. 50.—Mont. Ornith. Dict.—Jd. Sup—Bewick’s Br. 
Birds, 2. 37.—Lewin’s Br. Birds, 5. pl. 118.—Shaw’s Zool. 11. 548,— 
Flem. Br. Anim. 1. 95. 
ProvincraL—Heronseugh. 
NotwitustanbIne the Heron is now so little esteemed, 
both by the epicure and the sportsman, there is no bird bet- 
ter entitled to claim the protection of the admirers of nature 
and picturesque scenery, from the striking effect its presence 
can produce in the solitary haunts in which it delights, and Haunts. 
where it is most commonly found. Its form, whether at rest 
or upon the wing, is interesting, and well adapted to give 
effect to the landscape, and for this reason it is frequently 
introduced as a prominent feature in the productions of the 
pencil. At an earlier period, however, when hawking was 
