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Definition of Cattle egret
1. Noun. Small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals.
Definition of Cattle egret
1. Noun. A small egret, ''Bubulcus ibis'', of the heron family (''Ardeidae'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cattle Egret
Literary usage of Cattle egret
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Traveler's Guide to the Galapagos Islands by Barry Boyce (2004)
"The cattle egret, found in the Highlands, is smaller yet. ... Its markings are
similar to the great egret, although the cattle egret has greenish-yellow ..."
2. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1897)
"Cattle-Egret. Hind. ... we espied a Cattle-Egret sitting on its nest and promptly
shot it for purposes of identification. At the report of the gun the two ..."
3. Bombay Ducks: An Account of Some of the Every-day Birds and Beasts Found in by Douglas Dewar (1906)
"The cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus) is nearly related to the paddy-bird. ...
The cattle egret is gregarious, conspicuously clothed in white, ..."
4. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society by Bombay Natural History Society (1891)
"... and tho tree was crowded with nests of the Little White Heron (Herodias
intermedia); the Little Egret (Herodias garzetta) ; cattle egret ..."
5. Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica & St. Lucia Alive! by Lynne M. Sullivan (2000)
"*E The snowy egret is white with black legs, while the cattle egret (usually
found sitting on a cow) has white plumage and a tuft of orange feathers on its ..."
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