Heron

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Great blue heron Ardea herodias

Description

Great blue heron Ardea herodias

A tall, long-billed, wading bird of the famile Ardeidae. Herons are found in marshes and shallow water. Related species include egrets and bitterns.

Synonyms and Related Terms

egret; bittern

Resources and Citations

Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "heron." Accessed 3 Jan. 2005

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heron

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