•whence its feathers are exported as an article of ornament 

 for the head-drelTes of the Perfians, Turks, and European 

 ladies ; if this is the fpecies named in the bill of fare of 

 the famous feaft of Archbiftiop Nevil, we may conclude that 

 at that time they were as numerous as larks are at this, there 

 being no fewer than one thoufand in the lift ; it is now very 

 rare, only one inftance is mentioned of its being killed in this 

 country in modern times, " and that in the ifle of Anglefea.'* 



Our plate was taken from a very fine fpecimen in the col- 

 lection of Mr, Bullock ; but our draftfman not having the 

 figure of the common heron with him to regulate the fize 

 of the drawing, the figure is obvioufly too large and out of 

 proportion with that bird. 



