HERON. 



river Irtifcb; but not farther eaft in Sibiria ; nor ever ventures 

 beyond 50 degrees north latitude *. 



66. 

 PURPLE H. 



Description. 



Place. 



Le Heron pourpre, Brif. Orn. v. p. 420. 12. — B f. Oif. vii. p. 369. 



I Z E of the common Heron, but has a longer head and bill j 

 the upper mandible yellowifh green ; the under yeliowifh : 

 fpace between the bill and eye bare and yellowifh : the crown is 

 blackilh afh-colour : neck the fame, marked behind with fmall 

 blackilh lines ; the fore part fpotted with dull yellow : the upper 

 part of the body and wings purplifh chefnut : belly, fides, and 

 thighs, afh-colour, paleft near the vent : greater wing coverts 

 fartheft from the body blackilh brown : quills much the fame : 

 legs brown : outer and middle toe joined at the bafe. 



Inhabits the banks of the Danube. 



g_ Le Heron pourpre du Mexique, Brif. Orn. v. p. 422. 13. 



MEXICAN H. Le Crabier pourpre. Buf. Oif. vii. p. 402. 



Ardea Mexicana, feu Avis Xoxouquihoa&li, Seba, i. pi. 64. fig. 2. 



Description. CIZE cf a Crow: length twelve inches. Crown of the head 

 black ; the reft of it pale chefnut : general colour of the 

 bird purplifh chefnut, paleft beneath : quills and tail chefnut. 

 Place. Inhabits Mexico. 



68. 

 CRACRA H. 



Description. 



Le Crabier d'Amerique, Brif. Orn. v. p. 477. 39. 

 Le Cracra, Buf. Oif. vii. p. 403. 



CIZE of a large Fowl. Bill black; beneath yellowifh brown: 

 irides of a golden yellow: the bare fkin round the eye pale 



* Mr. Pennant. 



yellow : 



