. The birds of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature ... . ( 33 ) O R D. I. G E N. II. HERON. SPE. V. LITTLE BITTERN. PL 148. Ardea minuta. Lin. Syjl. I. p. 240. Le Blongios. Brif. Orn. V. p. 497. This fmall and delicate fpecies is not larger than a fieldfare in the body, and is fifteen inches in length. The bill is of a greenifh yellow : the top of the head, back, and tail, black, glofTed with an obfcure green: the neck is long, and the hind part bare of feathers, but covered by thofe growing on the fides of it: the fides of the head, the neck, a
. The birds of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature ... . ( 33 ) O R D. I. G E N. II. HERON. SPE. V. LITTLE BITTERN. PL 148. Ardea minuta. Lin. Syjl. I. p. 240. Le Blongios. Brif. Orn. V. p. 497. This fmall and delicate fpecies is not larger than a fieldfare in the body, and is fifteen inches in length. The bill is of a greenifh yellow : the top of the head, back, and tail, black, glofTed with an obfcure green: the neck is long, and the hind part bare of feathers, but covered by thofe growing on the fides of it: the fides of the head, the neck, and wing coverts, are of a yellowifh buff" colour: the quills black: the belly and vent white : at the fetting on of the wings a fpot of chefnut: the breafl has a tinge of the fame colour, with a few dark fpots: the thighs are feathered down to the knees: the legs greenifh. This fpecies is tolerably plentiful in the fouthern parts of Europe, and in Afia, but lefs fo towards the north: in France it is not common, and with us it is rare, five or fix times being the moft that it has been met with. We are informed, that it places the neft on the ground, making it of ihort flicks with a few leaves interfperfed, and lays four white eggs, the fize of thofe of a black- 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 Lewin, William, d. 1795.
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