XXTT . 
THE COMMON HERON. 
The Heron, from which this head was drawn, was caught alive during a hard 
frost in Stirlingshire. He lived for a fortnight in a garret in the College of 
Glasgow, where he fished with great success for small herrings in a footpail. He 
always stood on one leg on a chair without perceptible motion for at least an 
hour after meals. He seemed quite contented with his lot, but when the mild 
weather returned he was liberated at the place where he had been captured. 
