The wetland and its surrounding area is an important habitat for egrets and heron and an important wintering ground for many duck species.
There you will find that the number of egret wings and millinery mounts is exceedingly large, numbering in some cases thousands.
Then there was a very much worse case, which even my noble friend did not attempt to defend, of the importation of egrets.
In total, more than 400 species - whales, dolphins, manatees, herons, egrets, etc. - were endangered.
That is an egret, in perfect condition after forty years.
It is perhaps not very important, but in the case of these egret feathers this one consignment was of the value of £1,555.
I had not to deal with the case of the egret.
Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs.
