JAMAICA NIGHTHERON. 



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out to the tip, and forms a longish triangular spot : 

 quills the colour of the lesser coverts : the prima- 

 ries and bastard wing tipped with white ; the se- 

 condaries plain : breast and belly white, streaked 

 with obscure pale brown : vent white : legs brown." 



This bird is a native of Jamaica : it is very shy, 

 and scarce : it frequents woody situations, like the 

 rest of the birds in this genus. 



