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Definition of Black-crowned night heron
1. Noun. Night heron of both Old and New Worlds.
Generic synonyms: Night Heron, Night Raven
Group relationships: Genus Nycticorax, Nycticorax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black-crowned Night Heron
Literary usage of Black-crowned night heron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"BLACK- CROWNED NIGHT HERON. Bill about as long as tarsus. Adults: crown and back
black; wings and tail ashy gray ; forehead and throat creamy white, ..."
2. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"THE black-crowned night heron is an abundant resident in all parts of California,
breeding in suitable localities. Although these herons prefer a nest in a ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"Notes on the black-crowned night heron in Western New York. According to all
published accounts the black-crowned night heron ..."
4. Birdcraft: A Field Book of Two Hundred Song, Game, and Water Birds by Mabel Osgood Wright (1897)
"They are not strictly nocturnal, but feed largely at dawn and dusk. Black-crowned
Night Heron : Nycticorax nycticorax Length : 23-26 inches. ..."
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