THE TIGER BITTERN THE CUHLE^V^. 



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TIGER BITTERN. 



There is a species of Bittern, found in Guiana, called the Tiger 

 Bittern. It is about thirty inciies long, and of a darker color than the 

 common Bittern, which it resembles in appearance and voice. It fre- 

 quents the banks of rivers and marshy places, and builds its nest upon 

 the 2;round. 



THE COMMON BITTERN. 



OF THE SNIPE TRIBE IX GENERAL. 



In this tribe the bill is long, slender, weak, and straight. The 

 nostrils are linear, and lodged in a furrow. The head is entirely 

 covered with feathers. The feet have each four toes, the hind one of 

 which is very short, and consists of several joints. 



THE CURLEW. 



These birds differ much in size; some of them weighing thirty-seven, 

 and others not twenty-two ounces. The head, neck, and' coverts 



