GREAT BUSTARD 



A LECTORIDES. 



Otis tarda, Linnaeus.* 

 THE GREAT BUSTARD. 



Otis tarda, 



Otis, Linnrens-f. —Bill moderate, straight, depressed at the base, the point of 

 the upper mandible curved. Nostrils a little removed from the base, lateral, 

 oval, and open. Legs long, naked above the tarsal joint. Toes three, all directed 

 forward, short, united at the base, and edged with membrane. Wings of moder- 

 ate length, in form rather rounded ; the third quill-feather the longest. 



Those who are desirous of ascertaining what was known 

 of the Great Bustard in more ancient times, may consult 

 the works of iElian, Albertus Magnus, Aldrovandus, 



* Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 264 (1766). 

 VOL. III. 



f loc. cit. 



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