LEAST BITTERN. 
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thighs, feathered to within a quarter of an inch of the 
knees ; middle claw, pectinated ; toes, tinged with pale 
green ; feet, large, the span of the foot measuring two 
inches and three quarters. Male and female, nearly 
alike in colour. The young birds are brown on the 
crown and hack. The stomach was filled with small 
fish ; and the intestines, which were extremely slender, 
measured, in length, about four feet. 
The least bittern is also found in Jamaica, and several 
of the West India islands. 
