GREEN BITTERN. 60? 
and tipped with white : the under parts of the 
body are pale ash-colour. 
This is a migratory species, being found in 
Carolina during the summer : it feeds upon fish, 
frogs, and crabs, in search of which it will remain 
for hours together on the branch of a tree over- 
hanging the water, with its head drawn in between 
the shoulders. It is also found at New York, 
Jamaica, Cayenne, and other parts of America. 
