

72 LEAST BITTERN. 



ing two inches and three quarters. Male and female nearly 

 alike in colour. The young birds are brown on the crown and 

 back. The stomach was filled with small fish; and the intestines 

 which were extremely slender, measured in length about four 

 feet. 



The Least Bittern is also found in Jamaica and several of the 

 West India islands. 



