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STEF.L»BLUE HERON. 



CiERULEAN HERON. ; 

 (Ardea caerulescens.) 



Ar. crisiaia, corpore obscure ccendeo, capite colloque fasco-rvjis^ 

 occipite pennis duabits elongatis. 



Crested Heron, with the body of a dull blue j the head of a red- 

 dish brown ; the occiput with two elongated feathers. 



Ardea csrulescens. Loth. Ind. Orn. 2. 6go. 49. 



Le Crabier bleu ^ cou brun. Buff. Ois. 7. 399. 



Heron bleudtre de Cayenne. Buff, PI. EnL 34g. 



Blue Heron. Lath. Gen, Syn. 5. 79. 45. a. 



This fine species is nineteen inches in length : 

 its beak is deep yellow : between the beak and 

 eyes naked, and red'dish : the head and neck are 

 rufous-brown : at the hind head arise two long 

 feathers, which reach down nearly the whole length 

 of the neck : the rest of the body, the wings, and 

 the tail, are deep blue : the legs are brown. In- 

 habits Cayenne. 



STEEL-BLUE HERON. 

 (Ardea chalybea.) 



Ar. supra nigro-clialybeaf subtus alba^ remigibus reciricibusque 

 vtrcscentibuSf alls apice albis. 



