These don't look so 'little' to me, but the translation is "little egret" which weighs about 310 g, or almost 11 oz. I rather like the rhyming scientific name. Above is the Reddish Egret (700-850 g or 25-30 oz), which is far better displayed on a souvenir sheet than just the stamp. The $5 in Eastern Caribbean Dollars is equal to 1.58 euros, 1.38 pound sterling, 1.85 USD, and 2.54 CADAudubon's depiction of these egrets was made 1827-38.
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Oh yes the rhyme is most enjoyable.
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I wouldn't be able to say it with a rhyme, I don't know French! We have several kinds of egrets here, they are so pretty.
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New word and bird to me!
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I like the rhyming too. Pretty stamps.
"aigrette garzette" is the latin name of the egret
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