squacco heron

Noun

squacco heron (plural squacco herons)

1. Synonym of squacco.
   • SQUACCO H[ERON]. [...] This is an elegant ſpecies, and inhabits the bays of the Caſpian Sea, and the ſlow ſtreams of the ſouthern Deſert. It is alſo met with in Italy, about Bologna, where it is called Sguacco, and is ſaid to be a bold and courageous bird.1785, John Latham, “Genus LXV. Heron.”, in A General Synopsis of Birds, volume III, part 1st, London: Printed for Leigh & Sotheby, […], →OCLC, paragraph 39 (Squacco H[eron]), page 74
   • ["]It is also met with in Italy, about Bologna, where it is called Squacco, and is said to be a bold and courageous bird." [Quoting John Latham: see the 1785 quotation.] In the Globe London newspaper, of the 4th December, 1820, it is stated that, "there has been taken within a few miles of...1826, Thomas Bewick, “The Squacco Heron”, in A History of British Birds, 6th edition, volumes II (Containing the History and Description of Water Birds), Newcastle: Printed by Edw[ard] Walker, […]...

   Synonyms:

   squacco