. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 74 Birds of Canada, Ardetta exilis.—The Least Bittern. This bird is a frequent summer visitor to the marsh, east of Toronto. It is solitary and noc- turnal in its habits. Nests, in low bushes on the borders of ponds or marshes ; eggs, four in num- ber, of a greenish-yellow color. Feeds upon small reptiles and fish. General color, dark- green, above, and purplish-brown on the sides and underneath. Length, thirteen inches; wing, four
. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 74 Birds of Canada, Ardetta exilis.—The Least Bittern. This bird is a frequent summer visitor to the marsh, east of Toronto. It is solitary and noc- turnal in its habits. Nests, in low bushes on the borders of ponds or marshes ; eggs, four in num- ber, of a greenish-yellow color. Feeds upon small reptiles and fish. General color, dark- green, above, and purplish-brown on the sides and underneath. Length, thirteen inches; wing, four and a-half GREAT BITTERN. Botaurus lentiginosiis.—The Great Bittern, or Stake-driver. The Great Bittern, arrives in Canada about the middle of April, and remains until late in Octo-. 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 Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897. Toronto : H. Rowsell
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