Class II. AFRICAN HERON. / 20 



the neck are long, loose, and of a deep ash 

 color ; the breast ferruginous chesnut ; the back 

 deep ash color ; the quil feathers and tail black ; 

 the belly of a pale ferruginous ash color; the 

 legs of a dull yellow ; the fore part of them, 

 and the toes and claws, black. 



The African Heron inhabits the country 

 which gives it name, and also Asia ; but Dr. 

 Latham suggests that it may be the Crested 

 purple heron, which is a native of Szvitzerland, 

 in an earlier state of plumage. Ed. 



