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A rd e a coma ta ; {Jicllcos/
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f f a Squacco Heron.is one o f 'M om birds whose occasip&al visits k o e pr<-v rred toy i t a I:i >!>' i w u
# fw e a t Britain. We «re in p-vessio»i o f qprjiftf ?Kct.- A r i v e to its -capture ia'different parts o f England.
• . » > * » particaferiy N o r fi# J<Uicolpsbir«i am! vrithio tW; bat !<•>♦ jours w« kmr. fj| | | : .....
in the marshy dwtrta* fcarW'w«!Uig ifcreftft Y.u. , >vUik ? m Jfl&tfrOn to which Dr. Latham meatioij»
S f f S ^« ¡e «»stance» | | | | | f f § i f t m r m Wiittlnre'% j f e m i fekiitar i l f l k w m an gle *
g i l l fisherman^ | | | whifat- it i | j g g g 0 ,'i-yio*r. | | Ortm hy ur Tfa u * f a ||||||:
Of ihis beautifel Speitws *|§|>||| «'* ,oi‘ ' |j||
•p illte Arehipelago, and^taly, whorr | | | ^ | | | rf «.w,^it. . v ( , „
8M»rl the low lands on ttye sea shore; iiaW isi& s «ante parte of , -v*. ' r v ^ - l | | | ,V..,i 1 ...
^ e r we believe bee/} known to extend its. migrations to the v •• . j;,i
^ t^'Pnesent specie*-fe ¿boat sixteen u\d>v-. I«’* , ,. k. >, • nr-Mum i •< tviih
"• hjaving marginal »tripes o f brown; these foattier.. t-oeoaw: much move etaa&fteti at the
e*;iiput, wheuge spring seven or eight long slender iiotvi .-•' pinnies o f ct jeilowish white edged with black ;
/ihroat white ; neqk,sbaclc, and the iong filamentoas feathers which rise; from it, o f a tawny yellow 5 these
feathers, however, sometimes assume a rihoas tinge 5 beak ataure-bhie at the base, msring Vhrough greenish
^4i(ite, to it« tip which is b la ck ; thfe naked skin ari$u*d, the eyes and th e f ls e to f a greenish olive; irides
The adult males ahd differ hot little. 1 1 |
a i l l i p l l f | | S | l | f i lkti te*ty p d the scapulars are tinged with brmvn ipore or lew decided';
•ifcs beak jaadlegs are not:««» ^¿hinnt j?t t fcw rtfejwrittge» !w;f -'■ i:. , .-i.f ■,
, | b j| itsSome tl'.ft iong »wint •’«• ||fe fan Stmd twd fescli of pH
Jdpds, its their jxtrfect livery # j y «¡n-1$||! ^ |p |j|| |||
Acporiling to M . Texrtnaiock^io tf.>• k | l| | S i| | - L^-jv | |l| i