. Department circular. Agriculture. Ill \MMmm4 —^ mm mmi Bittern. wing strokes are rather quick, but there seems to be almost a pause between strokes when the wing is held with downward- bending tips. In color the bird seems dark, with a greenish back and bluish-green wings. Its size, flight, note, and color proclaim it an adult green heron. Soon another bird, resem- bling the night heron somewhat in size and color, is seen flying low over the meadow, coming upstream. As it comes abreast. Green heron. of our position we can see with the glass that there is no long bill, neither are there any l
. Department circular. Agriculture. Ill \MMmm4 —^ mm mmi Bittern. wing strokes are rather quick, but there seems to be almost a pause between strokes when the wing is held with downward- bending tips. In color the bird seems dark, with a greenish back and bluish-green wings. Its size, flight, note, and color proclaim it an adult green heron. Soon another bird, resem- bling the night heron somewhat in size and color, is seen flying low over the meadow, coming upstream. As it comes abreast. Green heron. of our position we can see with the glass that there is no long bill, neither are there any long legs dangling behind, nor is. 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 Massachusetts. Dept. of Agriculture. Boston, Mass.
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