46 OTIDIDiE. — CnAUADRIIDiK. 



OTIDID^. 



(No hind toe.) 



Europe, rarely 2G3. Gkeat Bustabd. Oti^ tarda, Linnoeus. Extinct as a resident 



'^" ^' A^"'^.^' since about 1838 : now an irregular visitor. 



Central Asia. ° . /v • i i i i 



3IaJe. Head blnish grey ; general colour above reddish buff, with black 

 bands on each feather ; wings white or greyish, except the dark pri- 

 maries ; tuft of long bristly white feathers from base of bill ; band of 

 rich chestnut across breast, with grey band underneath, below this 

 white. 



Female and young male. Without bristles on throat or band on chest, 

 and back more banded with black. Length : male 45 inches, female 36. 



S, & C. Europe, 264. LiTTLE BusTAED. Otis tetixuv, Linnaeus. Eare visitor : chiefly 

 N, Africa. to England in autumn. 



Male in spring till August. General colour above sandy brown ; throat 

 and cheeks bluish black, with two white gorget-marks across. 



Adult male. Back vermicidated with black, but otherwise in winter 

 resembles the female. 



Female. Back spotted or hlotcJied with black on sandy-brown ground- 

 colour ; underparts white ; iris golden yellow. Length 16-17 inches. 



S.W.Asia to 265. Indiak Houbaea Bustaed, Otis macqueeni, J. li. Gray. One 



N. India. occurrence in Lincolnshire, 1847 ; sevei-al in Belgium, &c. 



3Iale. Above finely vermiculated with black on a light buff ground : 

 crest of white feathers tipped with black ; black ruff on sides of neck, 

 with a few pied and white feathers on the lower part ; tail with three 

 bluish bars. 



Female. Like male, but crest and ruff smaller. Length 28-30 inches. 



Order LIMICOLiE. Family GLAREOLID^. 



S.Europe and 266. Peatincole. Glareola jiratincoh (Lmnseus). L-regular straggler 



N. Africa, on migration. 



S. Africa! Axillaries c7i est nut-red; tail much forked. 



Above dull brown ; rump and tail-coverts white ; throat bnflF, bordered 

 by a black line meeting at the gape, forming a bridle or collar ; wings 

 very long, about 7i inches. Length 9-10 inches. 



CHARADRIID^. 



(Hind toe absent in most species.) 



267. Thick-knee, or Stone-Cuelew. (Edicnemus scoloj)ax (S. G. 

 Gmelin). Spring to autumn ; some remain in Devon and Cornwall 

 through the winter. 



Two obscure white bands across (extended) wings ; breast streaked ; 



