Note 585 — Chapter XXXVII · TRAINING THE PASSAGE SAKER TO COMMON HERON[580]
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
Jarda, evidently the purple heron. A few lines describing this species are omitted. The purple heron on the wing looks nearly as large as the common heron. It is, however, a feeble quarry; it is very slow in flight and is unable to shift from a stoop. The flesh is not as coarse or fishy as that of the common heron.