squacco

British  

/ ˈskwækəʊ /

noun

1. a S European heron, Ardeola ralloides, with a short thick neck and a buff-coloured plumage with white wings

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Etymology

Origin of squacco

C17: Italian dialect

Example Sentences

For example, we have the most important pelican colony there and hundreds of Squacco Herons, as well as otters and the endangered European mink.

From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2023

Mr. MacCulloch also writes to me to say, "A Squacco Heron was shot in the Vale Parish on the 14th of May, 1867, no doubt the one Couch sent to you."

From Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands by Smith, Cecil

This is also the date when the Little Bittern and Squacco Heron are due.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

Sundry Stilts, Egrets, and four Squacco Herons stalked sedately in the shallows—one of the latter presently perching on a broken bulrush within ten yards of the boat.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

From this latter date onwards is perhaps the average time for eggs of that species, as well as those of the Egret, Buff-back, and Squacco Herons, and the Little Bittern.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.