night heron
any of several thick-billed, crepuscular or nocturnal herons of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, as N. nycticorax(black-crowned night heron, or squawk ), of the Old and New Worlds, and Nyctanassa violacea(yellow-crowned night heron ), of the Americas.
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The breeding-habits of the Night-Heron have already been described in the account of the Ardea egretta.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) | P. L. SclaterBy the margin of a pond that we passed a tall night-heron was standing on one leg.
Five Mice in a Mouse-trap | Laura E. Richards
British Dictionary definitions for night heron
any nocturnal heron of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, having short legs and neck, a heavy body, and a short heavy bill
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