The Definition of the word Heron

Heron

(Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18), ranked among the unclean birds. The "Hebrew name is 'anaphah, and indicates that the bird so named is" "remarkable for its angry disposition. "The herons are" "wading-birds, peculiarly irritable, remarkable for their" "voracity, frequenting marshes and oozy rivers, and spread over" "the regions of the East." The Ardea russeta, or little golden" "egret, is the commonest species in Asia."