80 HERON. 



white on the other parts not pure ; it varies too, in having the 

 whole of the upper part of the back, and under parts pure white. 

 Probably this variation of plumage may arise from ditFerence of sex. 



41— GREAT HERON. 



MALE. 



Ardea Herodias, Ind. Orn. ii. 692. Lin. i. 237. Gm. Lin. i. 630. Scop. i. No. 118. 



Amer. Ornith. viii. p. 28. pi. 65. f. 5. 

 Ardea Virginiana cristata, Bris. v. 416. Id. 8vo. ii. 318. Klein, 125. 14. 

 Le grand Heron d'Amerique, Buf. vii. 385. 

 Largest Crested Heron, Cates. Car. App. pi. 10. f. 1. 

 Great Heron, Gen. Syn. v. 85. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 341. 



FEMALE. 



Ardea Hudsonias, Ind. Orn. ii. 693. Lin. i. 238. Gm. Lin. i. 632. 



Ardea freti Hudsonis, Bris. v. 407. Id. 8vo. ii. 316. 



Heron de la Baye d'Hudson, Buf. vii. 386. 



Ash-coloured Heron, Edw. pi. 135. 



Red-shouldered Heron, Gen. Syn. v. 86. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 342. 



THIS is a very large Species, from bill to end of the tail four 

 feet, and the length more than five to the end of the claws. Bill 

 eight inches long, brown, inclining to yellow on the sides ; the head 

 is crested, some of the feathers five inches in length ; lore pale yellow; 

 neck and breast rufous, spotted before with brown ; the upper parts 

 of the body, belly, and tail, brown; quills black; legs brown, 

 middle and outer toe connected to the first joint. 



Inhabits Virginia, frequenting the lakes and rivers; lives on 

 lizards, frogs, and fish. 



The female is smaller. Bill five inches and a half, black, the 

 under mandible orange; crown of the head black, and crested, the 

 longest feather only four inches ; lore greenish yellow; sides and 

 under part of the head white ; neck feathers long and slender, 



