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the wing, whereas in the Floricans the 

 tarsus is longer, being nearly half the 

 length of the wing. 



The Great Bustard. — No seasonal 

 change of plumage in either sex ; male 

 with a gular pouch, a short crest, and a 

 bunch of bristle-like feathers or whiskers 

 on each side of the throat ; female with- 

 out a gular pouch and whiskers, but with 

 a short crest ; male very much larger 

 than female ; sexes not very dissimilar 

 in plumage. 



The Great Indian Bustard. — No 

 seasonal change of plumage in either sex ; 

 male with a gular pouch, a short crest, 

 and the feathers at the base of the neck 

 much lengthened and very soft in texture ; 

 female without a pouch, with a shorter 

 crest, and the feathers at base of neck less 

 developed ; male very much larger than 

 female ; sexes closely alike in plumage. 



The Indian Houbara-Bustard. — No 

 seasonal change of plumage in either sex ; 

 both sexes with a long crest, and a ruff 

 down the sides of the neck and across 

 the breast ; male much larger than female ; 

 sexes quite alike in plumage. 



The Little Bustard. — Seasonal change 

 of plumage in male only ; male in summer 



