Bitterns 



190. American Bittern {Bulaurui Imli^inomi). 

 L. 2S. Ads. A glossy black streak on either side of 

 theneck. Yng. Similarto ad. but colors much deep- 

 er, more rusty, NoUs. Call, quawk; song, pump-er- 

 lunk. 



Range.— North America north to Labrador and British Columbia, 

 breeding chiefly north of latitude 3s ° ; winters trom about latitude 39° 

 southward. 



191. Least Bittern {Ardetta exilis). L. 13. Ad. 

 (^. Hindneck rufous, foreneck, underparts, and under 

 tail-coverts white and buff. AJ. ?. Similar, but crown 

 and back brown, below streaked with brownish. 

 Notes. Call, .an explosive quab-^ song, a soft coo repeat- 

 ed four or five times. 



Ring*.— North Amirlca; brttds from Gulf Stales to New Bruns- 

 wick and Manitoba; winters from Gulf Staiss southward. "Less 

 common west of Rocky Mountains; on the Pacific coast north to 

 northern California." (A. O U.) 



191. 1. Cory Bittern {Ardetta neoxena). L. 13. 

 Ad (^. liindneck black, foreneck chestnut, belly 

 mixed black and chestnut, under tail-coverts black, 

 Ad. 9. Similar, but crown and back duller. 



RanEe.— Eastern North America; recorded from Florida, Onlarlo, 

 (breeding) , Massachusetts, and Michigan; about 20 specimens 

 known. 



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