BRITISH BIRDS 



This bird is generally quiet and silent, spending a good part of its time with 

 its neck drawn closely in after the style of a Bittern. The late Lord Lilford 

 states that the only note he ever heard from this species was "a harsh rattling 

 croak." 



The female resembles the male, but the plumes on the back of the neck are not 

 quite so long. 



According to the late H. E. Dresser {Birds of Europe), " the fully adult dress 

 is not assumed until the third year." 



