Birds observed in , ^®;' val g^h rjoues 
Grounds, Brooklyn, G.H.ooues, 
52. Botaurus 
lentiginosus. Bittern. 
- One specimen seen. 
Bull N. O.O. 4 , Jan., 1879, P-32 
• j ^.r+he Adirondack Region- 
Birds of th0 t jjg ii ^i; e rriain. 
I4 i. Botaurus lentiginosus 
and not rare. 
{Montag.) Stephens. Bittern.— Breeds, 
Bull. N.O.O, ©,Oct, 1881, p, 234 
An American Bittern 
was brought to me on the first of Deskilled 
about two miles south of oui villag ■ 
was a male. I have not seen anything of the kind 
before in this locality so late.-d. Mylull, M 
dina, N. Y. 
l .188 S.VJ3 
/ 0 % 0 . X.jan 
Arrivals of Mig’y Birds, Spring-1880, 
Central Park.N.T. City. A. G. Paine, Jr. 
May 10, Botaurus lentiginosus, (190). Amerr 
can Bittern. 
O.&O. XX.Aug. 1880.p.125 
5>irde Tioga Co, N. Y. Aldert Loringr, 
497. American Bittern. Very rare. One 
was brought to me to mount. This is the 
only one that has been seen in these parts. 
0. SsO> XV, SnuQ, 1890, p.ao 
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Botaurus lentiginosus. A Bittern, shot at Rockaway Beach, Nov. ro, 
1900 , was found on dissection to have been in life a veritable mouser. 
The stomach contained the remains of at least two meadow-mice, besides 
other large pellets of fur, in all respects similar to those one finds in the 
stomachs of owls. In consideration of the fact that the Bittern receives 
no protection under the laws of our State, this seems worthy of mention. 
Auk, XIX, April., 1902, p. / V6. 
