Sun Bittern
in ornithology, the Eurypya helias, from the N. parts of South America. It is about 16 inches long; body small and thin, neck long and slender, head like that of a heron, with a long, powerful beak compressed at the sides and slightly arched at the culmen; the plumage is minutely variegated with bars and spots of many colors. It is often made a pet by the Brazilians, who SUNDAY-SCHOOL call it pavaõ (=peacock), whence it is sometimes called the peacock heron.