HERON. 



53 



N°43- 



Cinnamon H. 



N°6i. 



Snowy H. 



44- 



Malacca H. 



62. 



Sacred H. 



45- 



Blue H. 





Var. A. 





Var. A. 



63. 



Little White H. 





Var. B. 





Var. A. 





Var. C. 





Var. B. 



46. 



Yellow- crowned H. 



64. 



Black H. 



47- 



Louifiane H. 



6 S . 



Crefted Purple H 



48. 



Striated H. 



66. 



Purple H. 



49. 



Wattled H. 



67. 



Mexican H. 



50. 



Common H. 



68. 



Cracra H. 



5 1 - 



Great H. 



69. 



Violet H. 



5 2 - 



Red-fhouldered H. 



70. 



Agami H. 



53- 



Rufty-crowned H. 



7*- 



Cocoi H. 



54- 



Afh-coloured H. 



72. 



Rufous H. 



55- 



Streaked H. 



73- 



Chinefe H. 



56. 



Reddifh Egret. 



74- 



Johanna H. 



57- 



Demi Egr. 



75- 



Dry H. 



58. 



Great Egr. 



76. 



Houhou H. 



59- 



Little Egr. 



77- 



Pondicherry H. 



60. 



Great White H. 



78. 



Coromandel H. 





VAR.A.Black-creftedH. 



79- 



Scolopaceous H. 



TH E characters of this genus are : 

 A long, ftrong, fharp-pointed bill. 

 Noftrils linear. 

 Tongue pointed. 



Toes connected by a membrane, as far as the firft joint : 

 middle claw of fome of the fpecies pectinated. 



the 



Vol. III. 



Ardea 



