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white; its bill black, with a yellow spot near the eye. It is 

 found generally throughout North America but is rare now, 

 Bittern {Botaurus lengtiginosus) . This bird of marshes 

 is about twenty-eight inches long and can stand nearly 

 three feet high. Its general color is warm yellowish brown 

 splashed with dark brown. The black mark on the side 



Bittern 



Great Blue Heron 



of the neck is a strong feature, and its bright green legs 

 and beak are very distinctive. It is famous for its guttural 

 call notes in the marshes, and is found throughout North 

 America up to about latitude 60 in the interior. 



Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). This bird is com- 

 monly called Blue Crane. Its great size will distinguish 

 it. In general it is blue-gray above, white below; head, 



