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The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a large wading bird of the Ardeidae family of herons.

Great Egret

The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a large wading bird of the Ardeidae family of herons.

The Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron in the Ardeidae family. It was also known as the synonym Garzetta candidissima or Snowy Heron.

Snowy Egret

The Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron in the Ardeidae family. It was also known as…

The head and leg of the heron, a bird in the Ardeidae family of wading birds.

Heron Head and Leg

The head and leg of the heron, a bird in the Ardeidae family of wading birds.

"The most typical forms of Ardea (Common Heron) are large slaty-coloured birds, varied by black, rufous, and white, the head being commonly darker and lower parts striped; while two slender occipital plumes are, in most cases, developed in the nuptial period, and the scapular and jugular feathers are elongated, though not decomposed." A. H. Evans, 1900

Common Heron

"The most typical forms of Ardea (Common Heron) are large slaty-coloured birds, varied by black, rufous,…

The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a small wading bird in the Ardeidae family of herons, and is native to North and Central America.

Green Heron

The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a small wading bird in the Ardeidae family of herons, and is…

"Rhinochetus jubatus, the Kuga ... has powder-down patches that are profusely distributed over the whole body, except toward the remiges and rectrices. The plumage is slaty-grey, with indistinct dark bars on the wings and tail; while the former expanded rufous and white bands appear, varied by black markings; while a long, erectile whitish-grey crest adorns the occiput and nape. The bill and feet are orange and red." A. H. Evans, 1900

Kagu

"Rhinochetus jubatus, the Kuga ... has powder-down patches that are profusely distributed over the whole…