LEAST BITTERX. 53 



thighs, feathered to within a quarter of an inch of the 

 knees ; middle claw, pectinated ; toes, tinged with pale 

 green ; feet, large, the span of the foot measuring 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. 



