HERON. 



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Le Butor raye, Brif. Orn. v. p. 454. 27. 

 ■ brun raye, Buf. Oif. vii. p. 424. 



OIZE of the laft. Bill brown, yellowiih beneath : lore naked 

 and yellow : all the upper parts of the body, the belly, 

 and vent, crofled with lines of brown, black, and pale rufous, 

 mixed irregularly, fo as at a diftance to appear wholly brown : 

 the fore part of the neck and breaft are whitifh : legs and claws 

 grey. 



Found on the banks of the Danube, with the laft. 



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RAYED B. 



Description. 



Pl 



ACE. 



Le petit Butor de Cayenne, Buf. Oif vii. p. 430. — PI. Enl. 763. 



T ENGTH thirteen inches. Bill brown ; under mandible pale: 

 lore blueifh : the whole plumage is of a yellowifh or rufous 

 grey, crofled with narrow ftreaks of black brown ; thefe are pretty 

 regular on the back, but elfewhere undulated, and in a zigzag 

 manner : the top of the head is black, and the feathers on the 

 neck exceeding full, fo as to appear nearly of the fame fize as 

 the body : the fore part of the neck is paleft, and has fewer 

 brown markings than the upper part: and the belly and thighs 

 have only a few irregular zigzags : the legs are yellow. 

 This is a mod beautiful fpecies, and is found at Cayenne. 



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ZIGZAG B. 

 Description. 



Place. 



Ardea 



