Heron

“Ardea. Great Herons. Of largest size, former well feathered all around. Tibia extensively denuded below. Tarsus longer than middle toe and claw. Outer lateral toe longer than inner. Bill shorter than tarsus, equal to or longer than middle toe and claw. Colors dark and varied, exceptionally white; back without lengthened loosened plumes; scapulars lanceolate, lengthened, but not loosened; lower fore-neck with lengthened feathers; head crested, in breeding season with two long, slender, flowing, occipital plumes. Sexes alike; young similar, but lacking all lengthened feathers.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

birds, wading birds, ornithology, Ardea, large birds, North American birds, carnivorous birds, Great Herons, aquatic feeders

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Birds: H-I

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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