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glory of perfect nuptial plumage, and conscious 

 strength and beauty, stalking about with a stately 

 and deliberate gait, the body always carried hori- 

 zontally, and occasionally showing off, apparently 

 from pure " pride of life," in the Turkey-cock fashion 

 above described. Towards evening and in the early 

 morning they go off to feed in some favourite 



Grreat Bustard (male). 



" querencia" a Spanish word difficult to translate 

 briefly, but implying a haunt that supplies a want, 

 generally a piece of land sown with chick-peas, 

 clover, or vetches ; but they seem always to return 

 to the marshes for the night, and, I believe, spend 

 the dark hours in the same formation as that of a 

 covey of Grey Partridges, viz., squatting on the 



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