68 INDEX-CATALOGUE OF THE BiKUS 



Case 



3. Ruffed Bustard. Otis Houbara, Gmelin. 



Var. or race Otis Macqueeni, J. E. Grey. 



No. 1 (left). Male. Shot near Marske-by-the-Sea, York- 

 shire, Oct. 5th, 1892, by Mr. Richardson. 



Purchased for the Museum per Mr. Pearce Coupe 



by Rd, Uowse, Nov., 1892. 

 Restuffed by J. Jackson. 



Remark. — This bird was shot on the Yorkshire Coast near 

 Marske-by-the-Sea by Mr. Richardson, about 12 o'clock, 

 Oct. 5th, 1892, in a grass field, where it was feeding on 

 grass. It was sent at once to Mr. Pearce Coupe, who cor- 

 rectly identified it as Macqueen's Bustard, to be preserved. 

 After it was skinned the body was cooked and eaten by Mr. 

 Coupe and friend. The bones taken out were carefully 

 cleaned and afterwards presented to this Museum by Mr. 

 Coupe. The bird was slightly in the moult. After it was 

 purchased the bird was unstuffed and the skin carefully 

 cleaned and restuff'ed by John Jackson. This is the second 

 recorded specimen that has been killed in England. See 

 Nat. Hist. Trans., Northd., Durham, etc., vol. xi., p. 345. 

 Richard House. 



Little Bustard. Otis tetrax, Linn. 



No. 1 (centre). Female. Shot on Newmarket Heath. 

 Presented by Sir Walter C. Trevelyan, Bart., 



July, 1871f. 

 From Old Museum Collection. 



Remark. — The specimen from which Bewick made his 

 drawing or figure. J. H. 



No. 2 (right). Male. Turkey. 



From Old Museum Collection. 



