HERON. 



red on the fides : the crown of the head, the whole body, and tail, 

 black: the neck, vent, and under tail coverts, of a pure white: 

 legs dirty yellow; in feme fpecimens red. 



This bird is called, at Bengal, Monickjore ; at HtnAoftan, Lug- 

 liig. It is reckoned pretty good eating, and ufed for fport in fal- 

 conry, in the manner that the Heron formerly was in this king- 

 dom *. 



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Coromandel Heron, Gen. Syn. v. p. 102. N" 78. 



T Obferve this bird among the drawings both of Lady hnpey and 

 Mr. Middleton. In addition to the defcription of the bill in the 

 Syncp/is, I obferve that the ends of the two mandibles much re- 

 femble a pair of pincers, being broad at that part, and not point- 

 ed, as in the Pondicherry Heron. In this circumftance, fo greatly 

 different from all others of the genus, as to juftify the nice orni- 

 thologift in forming a new one. 



I find it to be common on the Ganges, but more fo on the 

 Guinpta ; and that it is known by the name oiGounghill. 



78. 

 COROMAN- 

 DEL H. 



Le'v. Muf. 



C IZE fmaller than our Common Heron: length nearly three feet. 

 Bill feven inches long, of a duflcy yellow; the end black or 

 dufky : the head and greater part of the neck are of a pale 

 ferruginous colour : chin and throat white : the top of the 

 head black, and the feathers elongated into a creft almoft three 

 inches in length : on the back part of the neck is a lift or ftripe 



Mr. MiMeton. 



of 



go. 

 AFRICAN H. 



Descriptiok. 



