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noun • any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||||
| 34% | 8 | Boring piece on birds (wading birds) | ||
noun • relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes | ||||
| 31% | 5 | One of a “water dance” of dabchicks or great crested birds who build floating nests and whose courtship displays were studied by Aldous Huxley’s brother Julian | ||
noun • small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet | ||||
Crested Wading Birds
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EGRETS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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Updated: July 27, 2025
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