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STEEL-BLUE HERON. 
CERULEAN HERON. 
•*' (Arclea caerulescens.) 
Ar. cnstata, corpore obscure cceruleo, capite coUoque Jusco-ruJisy 
occipite pennis duabus elongatis. 
Crested Herorij with the body of a dull blue ; the head of a red- 
dish brown •, the occiput with two elongated feathers. 
Ardea caerulescens. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2 . OgO. 4 Q. 
Le Crabier bleu it cou brun. Buff. Ols. / , 399. 
Heron bleuatre de Cayenne. Buff. PI. Enl. 3 19. 
Blue Heron. Lath. Gen. Syn. 5 . 79. 45. a. 
This fine species is nineteen inches *in length ; 
its beak is deep yellow : between the beak and 
eyes naked, and reddish : the head and neck are 
rufous-brown : at the hind head arise two long 
feathers, which reach down nearly the whole length 
of the neck : the rest of the body, the wings, and 
the tail, are deep blue: the legs are brown. In- 
habits Cayenne. 
STEEL-BLUE HERON. 
(Ardea chalybea.) 
Ak. supra nigro-chalybea, suhtus alboy rcmigibus rectricibusque 
\:ircsc€ntibusy alls apice albis. 
