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Definition of European bittern
1. Noun. A kind of bittern.
Generic synonyms: Bittern
Group relationships: Botaurus, Genus Botaurus
Lexicographical Neighbors of European Bittern
Literary usage of European bittern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Ornithology: Or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States by Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, Robert Jameson, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington (1831)
"According to Bewick, the tail of the european bittern contains only ten feathers;
the Ann - These birds, when disturbed, rise with a hollow hen, ..."
2. Graham's Magazine by Graham, George R, Edgar Allan Poe, John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1852)
"It utters at times, a hollow, guttural note among the reeds, but has nothing
ofthat loud, booming sound for which the european bittern is so remarkable. ..."
3. Winston's Cumulative ... Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookby Charles Morris by Charles Morris (1917)
"... has some resemblance to the common european bittern, but ia «mailer. the common
salt has been taken out of it, It is used in the preparation of Epsom ..."
4. American Ornithology; Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. by Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, William Jardine (1832)
"It utters, at times, a hollow guttural note among the reeds, but has nothing of
that loud booming sound for which the european bittern is so remarkable. ..."
5. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"... has some resemblance to the common european bittern, but is smaller Bison.
The name applied to two species of ox. One of these, the European bison or ..."
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