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NORTH AMERICAN HERONS AND THEIR ALLIES. 



and Paraguay to Cordoba, Argentina (Dabbene) ; and to Buenos 

 Aires, Argentina (Hudson). It also ranges west to central Peru 

 (Taczanowski). Eggs were taken October 10, 1904, on the Chaco of 

 Argentina (Hartert and Venturi). 



Fig. 9. — Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus). 

 Bittern. Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu). 



Range. — Nearly the whole of North America, from Panama and the 

 Greater Antilles north to British Columbia, Mackenzie, and New- 

 foundland. 



Breeding range. — The bittern is one of the most northern breed- 

 ing members of its family. During the summer it ranges north to 



