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38 Stellaris, 239. 21. Varidas. The Bittern, Br 

 Zool. Edw. 136. Faun. Am. Sept. pag. 14". 

 Severn River, N° 64. 



At first sig-ht, I thought the specimen sent from 

 Hudson's Bay, was a young bird ; but upon 

 nearer examination and comparing it with 

 Mr. Edwards's account and figure, I take it 

 to be a variety of the common bittern pe- 

 cuHar to North America; it is smaller, but 

 upon the whole very much resembles our 

 bittern. Mr. Edwards's measurements and 

 drawmgs correspond very well with the speci- 

 men. 



This bird appears at Severn river the latter end 

 of May, lives chiefly among the swamps and 

 wdlows, where it builds its nest, and lays 

 only two eggs at a time ; it is very indolent, 

 and, when roused, removes only to a short 

 distance. 



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18 ScoLOPAx,|39 Totanus. 245. 12. Spotted 



Woodcock. I Woodcock. Faun. Am. Sept. 14. 

 Albany Fort, N° 16. 



This bird is called a yellow leg at Albany fort 

 from the bright yellow colour of the legs' 

 especially in old birds; a circumstance, in 

 which It varies from the descriptions of I in- 

 neus and Brisson, probably because they (ht 



* In the Faunula Americre Septentrionalis, p. 14. the synonym 

 of Ardea Hudsonias, Linn, has by mistake been annexecl to the 

 l)ittern, and hkewise pi. 135 of Edwards has been quoted in- 

 stead of plate 136. They are two very different birds. 



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