


There are Egrets in Falkland Iflands, which 
towards night make a barking noife like the 
wolves. 
The Egret is a fmall fpecies of the Heron; it 
frequents the fea fhore, and the Bas Ragnant 
waters. 
In Siam they perch upon the at in fuch sh 
bers, that they appear at a diftance like bloffo 
The beautiful white of their feathers, and the 
green leaves, look very prettily. 
The Yellow-crowned Herons inhabit Carolina, 
in North America, in rainy feafons. They aré 
in greater numbers in the Bahama Iflands. They 
breed in the bufhes which grow out of the cliffs 
of the rocks, and are in fuch quantities, that two 
men in a few hours could load a canoe with their 
young. ‘Theyare fo indolent, and fo little afraid, 
that they fuffer themfelves quietly to be taken. 
They live upon fifth, chiefly upon crabs. 
The Bittern is wilder, and not fo ftupid as 
many other fpecies of the Heron. He is feldom 
feen; he lives only in thofe marfhes where he 
‘can thelter himfelf among the rufhes. He prefers 
large pools furrounded by woods. He leads a 
lonely and quiet life amongft the reeds, fhelrered 
by them from wind snd re in, concealed too from 
the fowler, and from the fith which he preys upon, 
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