heron

common English bird-name. The species presentin Australia are – – Ashy Reef H. – – Demiegretta asha, Sykes.

♣ Great-billed H. – – Ardea sumatrana, Rafll.

♣ Grey H. – – A. cinerea, Linn.

♣ Night H. – – Nycticorax caledonicus, Lath.

♣ Reef H. – – Demiegretta sacra, Gmel.

♣ White-fronted H. – – Ardea novae-hollandiae, Lath.

♣ White-necked H. – – A. pacifica, Lath.

The Cranes and the Herons are often popularly confused.

1884. Rolf Boldrewood, `Melbourne Memories,' p. 11:

«There did I shoot . . . a blue crane – – the Australian heron.»

Heron
·noun Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Heron
(Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18), ranked among the unclean birds. The Hebrew name is 'anaphah, and indicate...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
heron
A large bird of the genus Ardea, which feeds on fish. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Heron
(Leviticus 11:19; 14:18) a common large, wading, unclean bird. Nearly all of the species known in En...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
nankeen night heron
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris