GREAT NIGHT HERON OF AMERICA.

Tue Night Heron is one of the largest
of the water-birds. It sometimes grows
to be two feet in length. Its legs are
long, and its bill is sharp. The back is
of a dusky green color, and the rest of the
bird is white, giving the heron a strange
appearance. The heron is found in nearly
every part of the United States, where
there are groves of swamp oaks or gloomy
marshes, near ponds or streams. It builds
its nest in the highest trees, and will not
forsake the place unless it is constantly
disturbed. There are heronries in some
swamps in the southern states hundreds
of years old. The crow is the constant

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