!The Hijlory of ANIMALS. 
Ardea cinerea nigro variegata , crifta erecla variegata. 
The black and grey Ardea> with an ereB , variegated creft. 
This is one of the ftatelieft and moft elegant of the whole genus; when it ftands 
ered, it is three feet and a half from the feet to the top of the creft, and it walks in 
a remarkably ered manner, with the neck elevated to it’s whole length : the head is 
large and round j the eyes are of a very beautiful gold yellow in the iris; the beak is 
five inches long, and is very robuft, remarkably thick and large at the bafe, and fharp 
at the extremity ; and is of a yellowifh-green at the bafe, but darker toward the 
point. 
The head is of a mixed black and grey; and the creft, which is large and very 
beautiful, and naturally ftands ered, not drooping over the neck, as in our common 
heron, is of the fame filvery grey, variegated in the moft elegant manner with black \ 
the neck is white, but it is variegated, on the anterior part, with fome fpots of black : 
the back is alfo of a beautiful grey, variegated in the fame manner, but lefs elegantly ; 
from the fhoulders there hang down on each fide a number of long, flender, and 
very elegant feathers, of a fnow-white : the breaft and belly are white. 
The legs are long ; the upper half of the thighs is covered with whitifti feathers: 
the wings are long, and of a mixed black and grey, and the tail is fimply grey, and 
is fo fhort, that it is not feen beyond the tips of the wings, when they are clofed. 
This is a native of the Brafils, and many parts of South America. It frequents 
watery places, and it’s flefh is efteemed pleafant, but it taftes coarfe to an European 
palate. The natives call it Cocoi, and Marcgrave defcribes it under that name. 
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Ardea fufco-flava^ nigro variegata, peel ore albefcente variegato. 
The yeliowifh-br own Ardea y with black variegations , and a whit if j- 
/potted breaft. 
This is, when it ftands eredt, at leaft three feet in height: the head is large, round¬ 
ed, and very well covered with feathers, but it has no creft : the eyes are large, and 
their afpedt piercing; the iris is of a gold yellow, the pupil black : the beak is five 
inches and a half long ; the bafe is very thick and yellowifh, the reft is brown; and, 
what is Angular in a bird of this genus, it is ferrated half way down on each fide of 
either chap j the reft is fmooth, and fharpened at the edge. 
The head is of a dufky brown, variegated with black ; the neck is alfo of the fame 
colour on the outer part, but whitifh at the throat: the back is of a yellowifh-brown, 
elegantly fpotted with black, and the breaft and belly are of a whitifh colour, varie¬ 
gated with yellowifh: the tail is fhort, and does not reach beyond the tips of the 
wings, when they are clofed : the legs are long, robuft, and of a deep olive colour, 
but with a tinge of yellow. 
This is a native of the Brafils, but is not common, nor has any name among the 
natives. Marcgrave, who found it there, has deferibed it under the name of Ardea 
Brafilienfis roftro ferrato fteliari fimilis. 
Ardea tota nivea roftro flavicante. 
The fnow-white Ardea> with a yellow beak . 
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This is a very elegant bird, and perfedly refembles the heron-kind, though it is 
much fmaller than any other known fpecies : the head is oblong, rounded, and large, 
in proportion to the bulk of the bird 5 it’s body is not larger than that of a pullet, 
but it’s neck and legs are very long : the eyes are fmall, but very bright and piercing 
in their afped j the iris is yellow, the pupil black : the beak is three inches and a half 
long, 
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