GREEN BITTERN. 



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and tipped with white : the under parts of the 

 body are pale ash-colour. 



This is a migratory species, being found in 

 Carolina during the summer : it feeds upon fish, 

 frogs, and crabs, in search of which it will remain 

 for hours together on the branch of a tree over- 

 hanging the water, with its head drawn in between 

 the shoulders. It is also found at New York, 

 Jamaica, Cayenne, and other parts of America. 



