8*. THE GREAT INDIAN BUS 

 TARD. 



Eupodotis edwardsi, (GRAY). 



Length of the tarsus less than one-third 



the length of the wing. 

 Exposed part of the first ten quills 



wholly blackish. 

 Outer tail-feathers fulvous freckled with 



black. 

 Crown of head black. 



MALE : Larger; wing about 27. 

 FEMALE : Smaller ; wing about 21. 



VERNACULAR NAMES : Toogdar, Gur- 

 ayin, Punjab ; Sohun Chirya, Gugtim- 

 bher, Hookna, Gwalior, Jhansi, etc. ; 

 ffoom, Marathi ; Kara-dhouk, Mal- 

 dhouk, Deccan ; Gurahna, Sind ; Butt- 

 meka, Bat-myaka, Telugu ; Heri-hukki, 

 Arl-koojina-hukki, Canarese; Kanal- 

 myle, Tamil. 



THE Great Indian Bustard is peculiar to 

 India and inhabits a considerable portion 

 of the peninsula. It is found in the 

 Punjab and less commonly in Sind. To 



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