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DISTRIBUTION. Abroad. Coasts and islands of north Atlantic, 

 south to Portugal, in winter casual to Canary Islands and Azores. 

 Replaced by a larger form in Arctic Ocean from northern and 

 western Greenland to Spitsbergen and Novaya Zemlia. 



OTIS TARDA 



450. Otis tarda tarda L. THE GREAT BUSTARD. 



OTIS TARDA Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 154 (1758 Poland, Orient, 

 Belgium, England. Restricted typical locality : Poland). 

 Otis tarda Linnaeus, Yarrell, in, p. 193 ; Saunders, p. 523. 



DISTRIBUTION. British Isles. Very rare vagrant. Formerly bred 

 many parts England and at one time in south-east Scotland. Last 

 survivor Yorks., 1832 or 1833, last bred Norfolk and Suffolk about 

 1838, dying out a few years later. In winters 1870-71, 1879-80, 

 and 1890-91 considerable number occurred. Attempted re-intro- 

 duction in Norfolk (1900) may account for several shot Dec., 1902, 

 Lines, (two), Glamorgan (one), and Ireland (two), or these may 

 have been genuine immigrants. Has occurred very rarely mainland 

 Scotland and once Orkneys (1886). 



DISTRIBUTION. Abroad. Europe from central Germany (and 

 formerly Denmark and south Sweden) to Russia and the Khirgiz 

 Steppes, southwards to Spain (perhaps only occasional migrant 

 to north-west Africa), Asia Minor ; migrates to Persia. The 

 exact limit eastwards is uncertain, but in central Asia (Turkestan) 

 and eastern Asia, closely-allied forms take the place of the 

 European race. 



OTIS TETRAX 



451. Otis tetrax L. THE LITTLE BUSTARD. 



OTIS TETRAX Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 154 (1758 "Europe* 

 especially France." Typical locality therefore France). 

 Otis tetrax Linnaeus, Yarrell, in, p. 216 ; Saunders, p. 525. 



DISTRIBUTION. England. Occurrences fairly numerous Yorks., 

 Norfolk and Suffolk, less so southern counties England, and only 

 very occasional elsewhere. Scotland. Four. Forfar, Fife, and 

 Elgin (two). Ireland. Eight. Kerry, Cork (two), Wicklow (two), 

 Longford, Mayo (two). Usually in winter, occasionally spring, 

 e.g. Suffolk, May 3, 1898, Derby, May 14th, 1901. 



DISTRIBUTION. Abroad. Southern Europe, north to central France 

 and central Germany (accidentally or at least casually only to 

 Scandinavia, the Baltic Provinces, and Ingermannland in Russia), 

 and north-west Africa, eastwards to west Siberia, central Asia, 



