ALECTORIDES— OTIDID.E 313 



Brrrt/s. — I'Jear Island, Iceland, W. Coasts Sweden and 

 Norway up to Russian Lapland ; Faroes, British Isles, Channel 

 Islands, and Coast of Brittany ; also S. Greenland and E. Coast 

 of America. Comes south in winter, sometimes as far as Canaries 

 and Azores, and also met with in W. Mediterranean. 



The Puffins breeding in Faroes and farther south have been 

 separated as " F. arctica graboe " (Brehm) on account of their 

 smaller size. Wing 155-166. Tarsus 24-26. Bill 34-37. Height 

 at base 33-36. It will be seen that measurements overlap, and 

 the distinction is untenable. Winter birds from Majorca, said 

 to be still smaller, have been named by Jordans " F. arctica 

 mcridionalis." This also cannot be recognised. 



P. arctica naumannl Norton. Larger. Wing 175-194 (H.). 

 Tarsus 30. Bill 42. Height at base 41-49. 



Breeds. — Spitzbergen and possibly. Nova Zembla, Jan Mayen 

 and N. Greenland. 



ALECTORIDES. 



Bustards, Cranes, and Rails. 



OTIDID^. 



Bill short ; powder-down patches on each side of breast ; 

 tail feathers 20: no hind toe. 



Otis. 



Bill shorter than head, nares free from feathers ; frequent 

 open country ; great runners ; polygamous ; nest on ground. 



Otis tarda tarda L. Great Bust.ard. Fr. Outarde 

 barbue ; Gcr. Trappc ; Ital. O tarda ; Swed. Stor-Trappe. 



^ summer. Above reddish chestnut with Ijlack bars ; head 

 grey, hind neck chestnut, chin and "whiskers" white, foreneck 

 and chest chestnut spotted black ; outer wing coverts and 

 greater part of secondaries lavender white ; breast and abdomen 

 white ; under tongue is an opening into a throat sac, which is 

 distended in display, not present in young males. Bill bluish 



