. The sportsman and naturalist in Canada, or, Notes on the natural history of the game, game birds and fishing of that country [microform]. Natural history; Game and game-birds; Fishes; Sciences naturelles; Gibier; Poissons. r-TW Mfli MMMH ,m n II H 168 ARDEIDE, very uncertain, are two inches long and one and a half- broad, and of an olive colour. The American Bittern is known in most parts of the country by the name of " Indian Hen," and is not an easy bird to approach. It is generally used by the settlers for making soup; but when in proper condition is considered excellent eating.
. The sportsman and naturalist in Canada, or, Notes on the natural history of the game, game birds and fishing of that country [microform]. Natural history; Game and game-birds; Fishes; Sciences naturelles; Gibier; Poissons. r-TW Mfli MMMH ,m n II H 168 ARDEIDE, very uncertain, are two inches long and one and a half- broad, and of an olive colour. The American Bittern is known in most parts of the country by the name of " Indian Hen," and is not an easy bird to approach. It is generally used by the settlers for making soup; but when in proper condition is considered excellent eating. Specimens of this bird have been shot in Ireland, and Yarrell* mentions several instances of i^s having been kiUed in England, and on .ne occasion in Scotland, near the residence of Sir William Jardine, in Dumfriesshire. The Little Bittern {Ardetta eccilis) is much rarer, and is confined principally to the swamps lying on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence. It is not the same species as the Little Bittern of Southern Europe. In the male the head and upper parts are a glossy dark green; the neck and shoulders purplish chestnut. In the female the head is the same colour as the neck. That excellent bird, the Golden Plover {Charadius Virginicm), a variety of our species, is found abundantly in different parts of the Lower Province. Two other well-known plovers are the Semipalmated or Tung Plover {JSgialitis semipalmaius) and the " Kill- ; The former, which is most excellent eating, is u\ * British Hir(l«. â '^*«-â:. 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 King, William Ross, 1822-1890. London : Hurst and Blackett
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