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John White
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From: "CCR"
Subject: Re: American Bittern #1
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:04:35 -0400

This is actually a very nice photo of a green heron.


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From: bthomas@ix.netcom.com
Date: Thu Sep 23 22:10:37 KST 1999
File To Comment: New/bittern1-American_Bittern-in_water-John_White.jpg

This is an immature Green Heron - Butorides virescens.

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The green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling", and virescens is Latin for "greenish".