British zoology . w; above the yellow incline to ha-zel : the ears are large and open. The crown ofthe head is black; the feathers on the hind partform a fort of fhort pendent creft: at each cornerof the mouth is a black fpot: the plumage of thisbird is of very pale dull yellow, fpotted, barred,orftriped with black : the baftard wing, the great-er coverts of the wing?, and the quil-feathers are ofa bright ferruginous color, regularly marked withblack bars : the lower belly is of a whitifh yellow :the tail is very fhort, and confifts of only ten fea-thers. The feathers on the bread are very lon
British zoology . w; above the yellow incline to ha-zel : the ears are large and open. The crown ofthe head is black; the feathers on the hind partform a fort of fhort pendent creft: at each cornerof the mouth is a black fpot: the plumage of thisbird is of very pale dull yellow, fpotted, barred,orftriped with black : the baftard wing, the great-er coverts of the wing?, and the quil-feathers are ofa bright ferruginous color, regularly marked withblack bars : the lower belly is of a whitifh yellow :the tail is very fhort, and confifts of only ten fea-thers. The feathers on the bread are very long,and hang loofe: the legs are of a pale green. Allthe claws are long and (lender: the inner fide ofthe middle claw finely ferrated to hold its prey thebetter; its hind claw is remarkably long, and be-ing a fuppofed prefervative for the teeth, is fome-times fet in filver and ufed as a tooth-pick. Befidesthis common fpecies, Mr. Edwards mentions a * Lib., x. c. 42c final] ti . :lxii Tbe AVI LITE HERON , jvrus 7<. J m
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