But once upon a time, bitterns nested in every pothole marsh and every streamside cattail patch from British Columbia to Newfoundland and from Florida to California.

His nimble fancy was recalcitrant to mental discipline.

[ 7 ] reported a postoperative mortality of 33 % as a result of bleeding and sepsis following a modified transsternal approach.

Following the healing process, hail injuries remain distinctive in the growth rings as corrasions or scars and can be dated with dendrochronological and wood-anatomical methods.