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that appears hardly as large as a crow, flies out over the river, 

 with a harsh squawk or qnak, and down along the shore. Its 



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Bittern. 



wing strokes are rather quick, but there seems to be almost a 

 pause between strokes when the wing is held with downward- 

 bending tips. In color the bird seems dark, with a greenish 

 back and bluish-green wings. Its size, flight, note, and color 

 proclaim it an adult green heron. Soon another bird, resem- 

 bling the night heron somewhat in size and color, is seen flying 

 low over the meadow, coming upstream. As it comes abreast 



Green heron. 



of our position we can see with the glass that there is no long 

 bill, neither are there any long legs dangling behind, nor is 



