Family ARDEID^E. 

 BITTERN. 



190. Botaurus lentiginosus. 28 in. 

 Plumage variegated with brown, yellowish- 

 brown and black. 



Note. A squawk of alarm. A hollow, 

 choking punk-er-lunk. 



Nest. -Of grasses or rushes on the ground. 

 Three or four brownish eggs. 



Range. Breeds from N. Car., Kans. and 

 southern Cal. north to Ungava and British 

 Columbia. Winters in southern states. 

 LEAST BITTERN. 



191. Lrobrvchus exilis. 13 in. 



Plumage' largely yellowish-brown and 

 white, the back and crown of the male being 

 black while the same regions are brown on 

 the female. Head slightly crested. 



Nest. Of rushes attached to upright 

 stalks. Three or four bluish eggs. 



Range. Breeds locally throughout the U. 

 S. and southern Canada. Winters in south- 

 ern states. 57 



