20 WHITE HERON. Class II. 



the feet is fifty-three inches and a half, to that 

 of the tail only forty ; the breadth sixty inches ; 

 the weight forty ounces. The bill is yellowish ; 

 the naked skin between that and the eyes green ; 

 the edges of the eyelids, and the irides, are of 

 a pale yellow ; the legs are black ; the inner 

 edge of the middle claw serrated, the whole 

 plumage is of a snowy whiteness. This bird is 

 very common in many parts of Europe ; Tur- 

 ner says, that in his time this species bred 

 (though rarely) in the same places with the com- 

 mon sort; but we believe it to be seldom 

 found with us at present,* any more than 

 the following species mentioned by Leland,-\ 

 under the name of Egritfe, in one of the bills 

 of fare in the magnificent feasts of our ances- 

 tors. .• [.■:: -. ' ; ',[;. ,.,;.■:■ -.• , ■' 



* Dr. Latham informs us that one of this species was killed 

 in Cumberland not many years ago. Ed. 



f Ldand's Collectanea, vol. \[. - ,. . .. , 



