YELLOW BITTERN. 



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black, with white tips : the rump and tail-coverts 

 varied with white, black, and narrow yellow lines : 

 the tail black, varied with a few white lines, and 

 tipped with the same : the legs pale ferruginous. 

 This variety most probably belongs to a different 

 species, on account of the white on the wings and 

 tail. 



This species inhabits the borders of the lakes 

 and rivers in the warmer parts of America, the 

 West Indies and Brazil being the most usual places 

 of resort. 



N YELLOW BITTERN. 



(Botaiirus flavus.) 



Bo. striatiis supra Juscus suhtus alb us, capite colloque rujescentibiis , 



rectricibiis striis transversis albis. 

 Striped Bittern, above brown, beneath white ; with the head 



and neck reddish ; the tail-feathers transversely striped with 



white. 



Botaurus Brasiliensis. Briss, Orn. 5. 4Q0. 30. 

 Ardea flava. Gmel, Syst. Nat, 1. 638. — Lath, Ind, Orn. 2, 

 682. 26, 



Ardea Brasiliensis rostro serrato. Raii. Syn. 101. \6, 

 Le Butor jaune du Bresil. Buff. Ois. 5, A60, 

 Yellow Bittern. Lath. Gen. Syn. 5. 64, 26, 



The Yellow Bittern is two feet three inches in 

 length : beak four inches and^ half long, serrated 



