632 AVES—HERON...BITTERN. 
great distance; his neck doubled, his head drawn in, and his long legs 
stretched out in a long line behind him, appearing like a tail, and probably 
serving the same rudder-like office. 
THE BLUE HERON! 
Is properly a native of the warmer climates of the United States, migrating 
thence in winter to the tropical regions; being found in Cayenne, Jamaica, 
and Mexico. On the muddy shores of the Mississippi, these birds are fre- 
quently met with. Though in the northern states they are found chiefly in 
the neighborhood of the ocean, they are yet particularly fond of fresh water 
bogs on the edges of the salt marsh. These it often frequents, wading about 
in search of tadpoles, lizards, various larve of winged insects, and mud 
worms. It moves actively about in search of these, sometimes making 
a run at its prey, and is often seen in company with the little white heron. 
There are also found in the United States, the little white heron, the green 
heron, the Louisiana heron, and the yellow-crowned heron. 
THE BITTERN? 
fxosE who have walked in an evening, by the sedgy sides of unfrequented 
rivers, must remember a variety of notes from different waterfowls. But 
of all those sounds, there is none so dismally hollow as the booming of the 
1 Ardea ceerulea, Lin. 2 Ardea stellaris, Lin. 
