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THE LITTLE BUSTARD. 

 Otis tetrax, Linnaeus. 



Unlike the preceding species, the Little Bustard was never more 

 than a wanderer to the British Islands, and, since its presence was 

 first noticed in 1751, most of the tolerably numerous occurrences 

 on record have been during the colder half of the year. The 

 majority of these have been in the southern counties (notably 

 Cornwall), or in the eastern half of England (especially in Suffolk, 

 Norfolk, and Yorkshire) ; while as regards Scodand the four known 

 instances have all been on the east side. In Ireland, six examples 

 have been obtained ; four of them in the south. 



Exceptionally the Little Bustard has been obtained in the south 

 of Norway and Sweden, as well as on the German side of the 

 Baltic, and in the St. Petersburg district; while in May 1883 its 

 nest was found near Fehrbellin (north of Berlin). It is, however, 



