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BITTERN HERON. Class II. 



colder according to the season ; is rarely seen 

 far north. Inhabits Africa and Asia in general ; 

 the Cape of Good Hope; Calcutta^ and other 

 parts of India ; and is found in America, from 

 Carolina to Nexv-Yoi^ky J. L. 



3. Bittern. Ardea. stellaris. A. capite lae- 

 viusculo, supra testacea ma- 

 culis transversis, subtus pal- 

 lidior maculis oblongis nis- 

 eis. Lath. hid. orn. 680. id. 

 Syn. V. 56. id. Sup. i. 234. 

 id. Sup. ii. 300. 



Le Butor. Belon av. 1Q2. 



Brrind, Rordump. Gesner 

 av. 215. 



The Myredromble. Turner. 



Trombone, Terrabuso. Aldr. 

 av. iii. lG4. 



Bittour, Bittern, or Mire- 

 drum. TVil. orn. 282. 



Rail Syn. av. 100. 



Botaurus. Le Butor. Brisson 



av.v.444. tah.SI.Hist.dois. 



vii. 411. PI. Enl. 789. 

 Garza bionda, o di color d' oro. 



Zi7ian. 112. Scopoli, No. 



125. 

 Rohrtrummel, Mosskuh. 



Kram. 348. 

 Rohrdommel. Frisch, ii. 205- 

 Ardea stellaris. Gm. Lin. 635. 

 Rordrum. Faun. Suec. sp. 



164. 

 Danis Rordrum. Brunnich, 



155. 

 Br. Zool. 117. fah. A. 1, 



Arci. Zool. ii. 152. 



JLHE bittern is a very retired bird, concealing 

 itself in the midst of reeds and rushes in marshy 

 places. It is with great difficulty provoked to 

 flight, and when on wing has so dull and flag- 

 ging a pace, as to acquire among the Greeks 

 the title of okv^ * or the lazy. It has two kinds 



- ■ * Arist. hist. an. \05Q. 



