HERON. 35 



This beautiful fpecies is an inhabitant of Africa, particularly Place and 

 the Coaft of Guinea*, as far as Cape Verd; at this laft place they Manners. 

 are faid to be wonderfully tame, and will often come into the 

 court-yards to feed with the poultry. 



"Why the name of Balearic Crane has been given to this bird, 

 is not well afcertained, as it is certainly not met with in the Ba- 

 learic IJlands f at this day. Thefe birds are often kept in our 

 menageries, and, with fhelter of nights, often live a good while. 

 Their chief food fuppofed to be worms, and fuch other things as 

 the Heron tribe ufually feed on ; alfo vegetables of all kinds. 

 Often fleeps on one leg; runs very faft; and is faid not only to 

 fly-well, but to fuftain it for a long time together. The flefh of 

 this bird is faid to be very tough %. 



Ardea Virgo, Lin. Syfi. i. p. 234. 2. 2 , 



La Grue de Numidie, ou Demoifelle, Brif. Orn. v. p. 3S8. lz.—Buf. Oif. +■ DEMOISELLE 



vii, p. 313. pi. 15. — PI. Enl. 241. "• 



Numidian Crane, Albin iii. pi. 83. 

 Demoifelle of Numidia, Ed-iv. pi. 134. 



Br. Muf. Lev. Muf. 



CIZE of the Crane: length three feet three inches. The bill Description, 



ftrait; two inches and a half long; greenifh at the bafe, then 

 yellowifh, with the tip red : irides crimfon. The crown of the 

 head is afh-colour; the reft of the head, the upper part of the 



• Common about the whole country of Ardra; a few at and about Acra; and 

 feveral at Wbidab. — Bofman. 

 ■f Majorca and Minorca. 

 J Kotien. 



F 2 neck 



