44^ G R E A T A N D L I T T L E E G R E T. 



The little white Carolina Heron of Catejhjy with a red bill and 

 green legs, feems only a variety of this. 



346. Great La grande Aigrette, Be Buffon, vii. 377. — PI. Enl, g2^. — La/ham, iii. 



Egret. 



With a long flender creft : bill and legs black : whole plu- 

 mage of a filvery whitenefs : the feathers on the back inexpreffibly 

 elegant, long, filky, narrow, and with unwebbed plumes, hanging 

 over the wings and taili the fame kind are pendent from the breaft. 

 Of double the Size of T:he European fpecies. Length of which, 

 from bill to the tip of the tail, is two feet *, 



Inhabits Louiftana and Guiana. Does not f^-equent the ftiores ; 

 but the vaft morafles and overflown traits, where it neftles on the 

 little ifles formed by the inundations. The Guiritinga of the Braft- 

 lians-\ is probably the fame fpecies. It extends to the Falkland ifles ; 

 for Bougainville obferved thefe Egrets, which he firft thought were 

 common Herons. They fed towards night, and made a barking 

 noife J. 



The feathers of the Great Egret would prove a valuable article of 

 'Commerce, being very .much fought after for the ornamental part of 

 .drefs. 



Pl-ACEe 



347. Little ~^''' ^'^^ "• ^PP* ^° ^'i- — Ardea Garzetta, Lin. Syft. 237. — Latham, iii. 



Egret. L' Aigrette, D«.5«^»», vii. 372. tab. xx. — PL Enl. goi. — Lev. Mus. 



ILJ "With yellow irides : a crefl: with fome ihort and two long 

 pendent feathers : whole plumage of a delicate filvery white : 

 feathers on the breaft and fcapulars very delicate, loofe, and unweb- 

 bed : legs a blackifli green. Weight about one pound. Length 

 to the tip of the tail two feet. 



* Br. Zool. ii. App. N' vii. '\ Marcgrave, 209, %^i>j, round -the 



World, Engl. ed. 67. 



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