. The birds of Australia. Birds. 140 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA Genus Botaurus. Bill serrated, about as long as inner toe and claw. Hind claw very long, nearly as long as its toe. The Bittern. Botaurus poeciloptilus. Australia, Tasmania, New Caledonia, and New Zealand. Above mottled with tawny yellow and black; nearly uniform black mantle and scapulars; a ruff of smoky brown on the sides of the neck;. From life. D. Le Souef. Bittern in Attitude of Defence: Botaurus poeciloptilus. crown of head black, with a crest of mottled feathers on the nape; under surface reddish brown; reddish bands on fore-n
. The birds of Australia. Birds. 140 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA Genus Botaurus. Bill serrated, about as long as inner toe and claw. Hind claw very long, nearly as long as its toe. The Bittern. Botaurus poeciloptilus. Australia, Tasmania, New Caledonia, and New Zealand. Above mottled with tawny yellow and black; nearly uniform black mantle and scapulars; a ruff of smoky brown on the sides of the neck;. From life. D. Le Souef. Bittern in Attitude of Defence: Botaurus poeciloptilus. crown of head black, with a crest of mottled feathers on the nape; under surface reddish brown; reddish bands on fore-neck, and black-centred feathers on the sides of the chest. Total length 24 inches, culmen , wing , tail , tarsus Nest usually a trodden-down platform in a thick growth of rushes in a swamp. Five eggs form the fuU clutch. They are of a light olive-green colour, and measure about x Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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