Bitterns 



190. American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosis). 



L. 28. Ads. A glossy black streak on either side of 

 the neck. Yng. Similar to ad. but colors much deep- 

 er, more rusty. Notes. Call, quawk; song, pump-er- 

 lutik. 



Range. — North America north to Labrador and British Columbia, 

 breeding chiefly north of latitude 35 °; winters from about latitude 35 ° 

 southward. 



191. Least Bittern (Ardetta exilis). L. 13. Ad. 

 cf. Hindneck rufous, foreneck, underparts, and under 

 tail-coverts white and buff. Ad. ?• Similar, but crown 

 and back brown, below streaked with brownish. 

 Notes. Call, an explosive quab; song, a soft coo repeat- 

 ed four or five times. 



Range. — North America: breeds from Gulf States to New Bruns- 

 wick and Manitoba; winters from Gulf States southward. "Less 

 common west of Rocky Mountains; on the Pacific coast north to 

 northern California." (A. O U.) 



I 9 1. 1. Cory Bittern (Ardetta neoxena). L. 13. 

 Ad rj\ Hindneck black, foreneck chestnut, belly 

 mixed black and chestnut, under tail-coverts black. 

 Ad. y . Similar, but crown and back duller. 



Range. Eastern North America; recorded from Florida, Ontario, 

 (breeding), Massachusetts, and Michigan; about 20 specimens 

 known. 



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