river Irttfch; but not farther eaft in Sibiria; nor ever ventures
beyond 50 degrees north latitude *.
p. 420. 12.-—Buf. Oif. vii. p. 369.
g I Z E of the common Heron, but has a longer head and bill;
the upper mandible yellowilh green; the under yellowilh :
fpace between the bill and eye bare and yellowilh : the crown is
blackilh alh-colour : neck the fame, marked behind with fmall
blackilh lines ; the fore part fpotted with dull yellow : the upper
part of the body and wings purplilh chefnut: belly, fides, and
thighs, alh-colour, paleft near the vent: greater wing coverts
fartheft from the body blackilh brown : quills much the fame:
legs brown: outer and middle toe joined at the bafe.
Inhabits the banks of the Danube.
D escrip tion.
Le Heron pourpré du Mexique, Brif Orn. v. p. 422. 13.
Le Crabier pourpré, Buf. Oif. vii. p. 402.
Ardea Mexicana, feu Avis XoxouquihoaéUi, Seba, i. pi. 64. fig. 2.
g I Z E of a Crow: length twelve inches. Crown of the head
black ; the reft of it pale chefnut : general colour of the
bird purplilh chefnut, paleft beneath : quills and tail chefnut.
Inhabits Mexico.
Le Crabier d’Amerique, Brif. Ora. v. p. 477. 39.
Le Cracra, Buf Oif. vii. p. 403.
C I Z E of a large Fowl. Bill black j beneath yellowilh brown :
irides of a golden yellow: the bare Ikin round the eye pale
Mr. Pennant.
yellow :
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yellow: crown of the head blueilh alh-colour : the nape and hind
part of the neck brown, mixed with fillemot: the back and rump,
like the crown, mixed with dull green and rufous: the under
parts are white, fpotted with fillemot as far as the bread:; from
thence to the vent alh-colour: the leffer wing coverts are dull
green, with rufous edges; the greater and quills black, edged
with white : the tail greenilh black : legs yellow: claws black.
This fpecies is found in Chili, and other parts of America, on
the banks of rivers at a diftance from the fea. It is called by
fome Cra-cra, from its cry, which it exhibits in its flight. The
natives call it Jaboutra. It is met with a-lfo at Martinico.
Heron de la Cote de Coromandel, PI. Enl. go6.
Le Heron violet, Buf. Oif. vii. p. 370.
^ jpH IS is thirty-three inches in length. The bill is dulky
brown : the top of the head, the lower part of the neck, the
body, wings, and tail, of a blueilh black, gloflfed with violet; the
reft of the head and neck white: the vent and under tail coverts
the fame : legs reddilh brown.
Inhabits the Coromandel coaft.
Le Heron Agami, Buf. Oif. vii. p. 382.— PI. Eal. 859.
Y E N G T H thirty-one inches. Bill long, dulky: the crown
of the head blue black : the nape a light blue ; from this
hang fix or eight long narrow feathers, the largeft almoft the
whole length of the neck : back, wings, and tail, .deep blue : the
neck and under parts of the body rufous; but the lower half of
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Place.
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Place,
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Descript ion,