BRITISH BIRDS. 



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THE GREAT BUSTARD.* 

 (Otis Tarda, Umn.Outarde barbue, Temm.) 



THIS very singular bird, which is the largest of 

 our land birds, is about four feet long, and weighs 

 from twenty-five to thirty pounds; its characters 



* This bird commences the order Cursores of Temminck, of 

 which there are only two British genera, viz., Otis and Cursorius. 



