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marsh bittern Maritimes 
n. the American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus.
See also: Indian hen marsh hen meadow hen
- 1823 The following catalogue contains a list of the known birds of the Province . . . Marsh Bittern. . . .
- 1905 . . . the dull, booming calls of the marsh bittern floated up out of a distant valley stream.
- 1823 The following catalogue contains a list of the known birds of the Province . . . Marsh Bittern. . . .