HERON. 92 



down the fhafts of fome of the feathers : feveral of thofe of 

 the back, wing, and tail coverts, marked in the fame manner : 

 fcapulars dafhed with black : greater quills more or lefs dufky 

 at the tips : the tail feathers marked with dufky down the fhafts, 

 from the tip, an inch and a half upwards ; except the outer fea- 

 ther, which is plain : legs yellow. 



Inhabits Otaheite, and the neighbouring ifles, where it is held Place. 



facred. 



In the collection of Sir Jofeph Banks. 



ITH the above -is one not far different. The crown of a 6z - 



plain white : fcapulars fome white, fome black ; on the ~ 



* * Description. 



fore part of the neck fome loofe long feathers, black and white 

 mixed, hanging over the breaft ; and fome others of the fame loofe 

 texture, and mixed colours, falling on the tail : the wing coverts 

 have likewife fome black feathers intermixed : the quills plain 

 white ; and the tail the fame, except one feather wholly black : 

 legs black. 



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Ardea jEquino&ialis, Lin. Syji. i. p. 240. z;. 63. 



Le Heron blanc de la Caroline, Brij- Orn. v. p. 4.5c. 18. "*" LITTLE 



WHITE H 

 Le Crabier blanc a bee rouge Buf. Oif. vii. p. 401. 



Little White Heron, Catejb. Car. i. pi. 77. — Ara. Zool. N° 345. 



Br. Muf. Lev. Muf. 



fpHIS meafures eighteen inches in length. The bill is two Description:. 



inches and three quarters long, and red ; as is the bare 

 fpace between the bill and eye: irides yellow: the plumage 

 uniyerfally white : legs green. 



Inhabits. 



