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3. BITTERN. 
BITTERN HERON. Crass If. 
colder according to the season ; is rarely seen. 
far north. Inhabits Africa and Asia in general ; 
the Cape of Good Hope; Calcutta, and other 
parts of Jndia; and is found in America, from. 
Carolina to New-York.” J. L. 
Ardea. stellaris. A. capitele- Botaurus. Le Butor. Brisson 
viusculo, supra testacea ma- av.v. 444. tab. 37. Hist. d ois. 
culis transversis, subtus pal- vil. 411. Pl. Enl. 789. 
lidior maculis oblongis fus- Garza bionda, odi color d’ oro. 
cis. Lath. Ind. orn. 680. id. Zinan. 112. Scopoli, No. 
Syn. vy. 56. ad. Sup. i. 234. 125. 
id. Sup. ii. 300. Rohrtrummel, Mosskuh. 
Le Butor. Belon av. 192. Kram. 348. 
Brrind, Rordump. Gesner - Rohrdommel. Frisch, ii. 205. 
av. 215. Ardea stellaris. Gm. Lin. 635. 
The Myredromble. Turner. Rordrum. Faun. Suec. sp. 
Trombone, Terrabuso. <Aldr. 164. 
av. ili. 164. Danis Rordrum. Brunnich, - 
Bittour, Bittern, or Mire- 155. 
drum. Wil. orn. 282. Br. Zool: “W172 tabae Ae ole 
Rati Syn. av. 100. Arct. Zool. ii. 152. 
"THE bittern is a very retired bird, concealing 
itself in the midst of reeds and rushes in marshy 
places. It is with great difficulty provoked to 
flight, and when on wing has so dull and flag- 
ging a pace, as to acquire among the Greeks 
the title of oxvG-* or the lazy. It has two kinds 
* Arist. hist. an. 1056. 
