LITTLE BITTERN. 



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OR A LLA TORES. 



THE LITTLE BITTERN. 



Botaurus minutus. 



Ardea minuta, Little Bittern Heron, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. ii. p. 18. 

 Little Bittern, MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 27, 



adult. 



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9) 99 9) 99 99 99 99 99 F - " V 9 



young. 



FLEM. Brit. An. p. 97. 



Botaurus minutus, SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 36. 



Ardea minuta, Heron, JENYNS, Brit. Yert. p. 189. 



Botaurus minutus, Bittern, GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Ardea minuta, Heron Blongios, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. 



p. 584. 



BOTAUBUS. Generic Characters. Beak as long, or rather longer, than 

 the head, strong, higher than broad, the mandibles of equal length, upper 

 mandible slightly curved downwards. Nostrils basal, linear, longitudinal, 



