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ARDEA MAJOR. 
ARDEA CLNER EA, 
COMMON HERON. 
GRA Db ae 
Bill roundifh. ‘Tongue entire, flefhy. Thighs naked. Toes 
divided. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Bill long, ftrong, pointed. Noftrils inca Tongue pointed. 
Toes connected as far as the firft joint by a {trong membrane. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER 
AND 
SYNONYMS. 
Head of the male crefted with long black feathers. Grey above. 
Breaft white, marked with oblong black fpots. 
MA & ER: 
Arpea Major. Linn. Syf. feep. 256. 12, 
Scop. Ann. I. N° 117. 
Kram. El. p. 346. N° 4, 
frifch. t. 199.” 
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