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  • Former nickname for the Great Egret and Snowy Egret, both of which were hunted almost to extinction for their white plume feathers. Such hunting was outlawed in the early part of the 20th century and the birds came under the protection of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

    January 14, 2009