. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . wn, grey, and rusty ash colour, and shehas not the delicate plumes which flow from the head ofthe male. The Night Heron frequents the sea-shores, rivers, andinland marshes, and lives upon inserts, slugs, frogs, rep-tiles, and fish. It remains concealed during the day,and does not roam abroad until the approach of night,when it is heard and known by its rough, harsh, and dis-agreeable cry, which is by some compared to the noisemade by a person straining to vomit. Some ornitholo-gists affirm that the female builds her nest on trees,ot
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . wn, grey, and rusty ash colour, and shehas not the delicate plumes which flow from the head ofthe male. The Night Heron frequents the sea-shores, rivers, andinland marshes, and lives upon inserts, slugs, frogs, rep-tiles, and fish. It remains concealed during the day,and does not roam abroad until the approach of night,when it is heard and known by its rough, harsh, and dis-agreeable cry, which is by some compared to the noisemade by a person straining to vomit. Some ornitholo-gists affirm that the female builds her nest on trees,others that she builds it on rocky cliffs: probably bothaccounts are right. She lays three or four white eggs. This species is not numerous, although widely dispers-ed over Europe, Asia, and America. The above figure was taken from a stuffed specimenin the Wycliffe museum, and is the only one the authorhas seen. The bird is indeed very uncommon in thiscountry. Latham mentions one in the Leverian mu-seum, which was shot not many miles from London, inMay, BRITISH BIRDS. 55
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