. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . y/t£ Lylrfuit/ifUAZ^j Oac/i, an^ <^e??^. S/e^za/?~^^//t/i k?€^/. r^ii/i/ 12. jjj^. ^^ti*- 7S. ( 73 )l^he common Heron. Numb. LXXVIII. ITS Bill was five Inches long, flrongand ftreight, froma thick Bafe gently leflening into a iharp Point, of ayellowifh Colour inclining to green, the Edges ferate forthe better holding of llippery Fifties 5 the Mouth gapeswide, the Tongue is ftiarp and long, but not hard; thetop of the Head, Neck, Back and upper fide of the Wingsare of a dufky a
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . y/t£ Lylrfuit/ifUAZ^j Oac/i, an^ <^e??^. S/e^za/?~^^//t/i k?€^/. r^ii/i/ 12. jjj^. ^^ti*- 7S. ( 73 )l^he common Heron. Numb. LXXVIII. ITS Bill was five Inches long, flrongand ftreight, froma thick Bafe gently leflening into a iharp Point, of ayellowifh Colour inclining to green, the Edges ferate forthe better holding of llippery Fifties 5 the Mouth gapeswide, the Tongue is ftiarp and long, but not hard; thetop of the Head, Neck, Back and upper fide of the Wingsare of a dufky afli Colour, moft of the (capular Feathershave white tips, excepting a long black on the fcapular partof the Wings: The prime or Quill-Feathers of the Wingsare black, their extreme Edges vv^hite: The forefide of theNeck, Breaft and upper part of the Belly are fprinkledwith black, the lower part of the Belly and Thighs are white,with a Caft of yellowiih red. The Tail is feven Inches long, made up of twelve Fea-thers of an afh Colour j the Legs are long and bare aboveKnee, of a fordid green; the Toes are long butjoyned to-gether by a Ihort Membrane, becaufe it muft needs becon-verfant about Waters. Thefe Bir
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