The Bustard. 



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THE BUSTARD, (Otis iarda,) 



Is a large and fine bird which was formerly common in 

 some parts of England, but has now become so rare here 

 that the capture of a specimen is looked upon as some- 

 thing remarkable. It is still abundant in some parts of 

 the continent of Europe. The male Bustard measures 

 nearly four feet in length, and has the head and neck 

 greyish, the back buif or pale chestnut, with a great 

 many black bars, and all the lower part of the body 

 white.' From each side of the chin there springs a 

 tuft of slender feathers about seven inches in length, 

 standing out like a pair of stiff moustaches. The female 



