ajS HERON. 



6r. Snowy Heron, Gen.Syn. v. p. 92. N'>6i, 



SNOWY H. Ardea nivea, &c. Jacq. Vog. p. 18. N° 13. 



Description. T^HIS is one third lefs than the Bittern. The bill black; 

 irides yellow: the whole plumage as white z.% Jnow: the 

 hind head, back part of the neck, fides of the breaft, and the 

 back, covered with long narrow hair-like feathers, flowing very 

 beautifully with every puff of wind j but thofe of the hind head 

 longer than the reft, forming a penfile creft : the legs are black : 

 the toes yellow. 

 \CE. This bird inhabits the parts near Carthagena, in South America j 



called, by the Spaniards, Garfa blanca. The voice is loud and dif- 

 agreeable. Is fometimes eaten by the Indians. This is, no 

 doubt, the fame bird with my Snowy Heron, which I alfo find is 

 not uncommon in India *, as well as other parts of the old conti- 

 nent before defcribed. 



I find alfo, in the drawings of Mr. Middleton, a fmaller HeTon, 

 wholly white; the length fixteeii inches: bill three, pretty ftout, 

 and yellow : irides orange : legs black. This is faid to inhabit 

 Bengal, where it is called Caboga. It feems. to be greatly allied 

 to the Little White Heron, but I will not determine it to be the 

 fame fpecies. 



Violet Heron, G?». 5j«. V. p. 97. N" 69. 

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)N. npHIS bird is faid to be very common in the Eaji Indies, In 

 fome drawings from thence, the bill was black, tinged with 



» Lady Impej, 



red 



