. Egyptian birds : for the most part seen in the Nile Valley . feathers black ; flanks a verylight grey; rest of plumage a delicate slaty-grey shadingon the wings to a darker hue; beak yellowish-green; legsgreenish-black ; eyes yellow. Entire length, 38 inches. This is the common Heron of England, and isevenly distributed over the country. It needswater, and from that cause is more often seenin Lower than Upper Egypt. It seems to be avisitor and not a resident. Mr. M. J. NicoU tellsme that from August to April it is steadily seeneither hi, or flying over, the Zoological Gardensat Cairo, and if
. Egyptian birds : for the most part seen in the Nile Valley . feathers black ; flanks a verylight grey; rest of plumage a delicate slaty-grey shadingon the wings to a darker hue; beak yellowish-green; legsgreenish-black ; eyes yellow. Entire length, 38 inches. This is the common Heron of England, and isevenly distributed over the country. It needswater, and from that cause is more often seenin Lower than Upper Egypt. It seems to be avisitor and not a resident. Mr. M. J. NicoU tellsme that from August to April it is steadily seeneither hi, or flying over, the Zoological Gardensat Cairo, and if it were a resident bird it would beone of the first to make the Gardens a breeding-place, as the thick trees and quiet pools of waterare all to its liking; but I have not heard that itever occurs there during the summer months. Thegroup I sketched were standing together at theedge of a pool on the river, gazing stolidly at asolitary pelican. At home, it always nests in coloniesknown as heronries, and I believe that in England 152 HERONS At dawn on the
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