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SENEGAL BITTERN. 
next the point ; brown, with the base green : the 
irides golden yellow : the head and hind part of 
the neck are pale yellow, striped with black : the 
back is brown, striped with yellow : the quills are 
varied with black and green, and tipped with white : 
the tail is similar, but barred with white : the 
throat is white : the fore-part of the neck, the 
breast, and the belly, are white, undulated with 
brown, and the last edged with yellow : the legs 
are dark grey. Inhabits Brazil : is much esteemed 
for food. 
SENEGAL BITTERN. 
(Botaurus Senegalensis.) 
Juscus, ahdomine alls caudaque aldis, capite collogue riigro 
strintis, alarum medio fascia longitudinali pcdlide rufd. 
Brown Bittern, with the abdomen, wings, an d tail, white ; the 
head and neck striped with black ; the middle of the wings 
with a pale longitudinal rufous fascia. 
Ardea Senegalensis. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 64 5. — Lath. Ind. Orn. 
2. 6S4. 30. 
Le petit Butor de Senegal. Buff. Ois. 7- 4'l6. 
Petit Heron roux du Senegal. Buff. PI. llnl. 315. 
Senegal Bittern. Lath. Gen. Syn. 5. 67. 29. 
This is in length twelve inches : beak rufous 
brown, beneath yellow : the upper part of the 
