LEAST BITTERN. 
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thigliSj feathered to within a quarter of an inch of the 
; middle claw, pectinated ; toes, tinged noth pale 
^eeu; feet, large, the span of the foot measuring two 
three quarters. Male and female, nearly 
Bhke in colour. The young birds are brown on the 
^■■own and back. The stomach was filled with small 
; and the intestiiies, which were extremely slender, 
*®®,?^ured, in length, about four feet. 
The least bittern is also found in Jamaica, and several 
t the West India islands. 
