HERON. 127 



Inhabits the Lake of Mexico, breeding among the reeds, but not 

 constant, coming from some other place; is called by the Spaniards, 

 Martinete pescador, from its catching fish ; but this name is also 

 given to Kingfishers. It has a loud, flat voice, and bites very hard. 



101.— PACIFIC HERON. 



Ardea pacifica, Ind. Orn. Sup. p. lxv. 

 Pacific Heron, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 305. 



SIZE uncertain, but probably not small. Bill moderate in size, 

 and dusky horn-colour; the upper mandible rather curved, the lower 

 straight ; tongue nearly the length of the bill ; irides pale red ; head 

 and neck dull white, marked on the fore part of the latter with 

 dusky spots ; behind the eye a dusky mark ; back and wings dusky, 

 glossed with green and copper ; breast, belly, sides, and vent, dusky 

 white ; margins of the feathers dusky, giving the appearance of 

 leaves, lying on each other; legs dusky. 



Inhabits the shores of various parts of New-Holland, and is called 

 Bulla-ra-gang ; but is not a common species. 



.102.— WHITE-FRONTED HERON. 



Ardea novae Holiandias, Ind. Orn. ii. 701. 



White-fronted Heron, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 304. Phill. Bot. Bay. pi. p. 163. Penn. 

 Outlin. iv. 128. 



LENGTH twenty-eight inches. Bill four inches long and black ; 

 base of the under mandible yellowish ; lore and orbits naked, 

 greenish ; body above bluish ash-colour ; crown black, and the 

 feathers elongated ; forehead, cheeks, chin, fore part of the neck, to 

 the middle, white ; quills and tail bluish black ; breast feathers 

 elongated, and hang down gracefully; these, with the belly and 



