OTIDIDA. 525 
THE LITTLE BUSTARD. 
OTIs TETRAX, Linnzus. 
Unlike the preceding species, the Little Bustard was never more 
than a wanderer to the British Islands, and, since its presence was 
first noticed in 1751, most of the tolerably numerous occurrences 
on record have been during the colder half of the year. The 
majority of these have been in the southern counties (notably 
Cornwall), or in the eastern half of England (especially in Suffolk, 
Norfolk, and Yorkshire) ; while as regards Scotland the four known 
instances have all been on the east side. In Ireland, six examples 
have been obtained ; four of them in the south. 
Exceptionally the Little Bustard has been obtained in the south 
of Norway and Sweden, as well as on the German side of the 
Baltic, and in the St. Petersburg district; while in May 1883 its 
nest was found near Fehrbellin (north of Berlin). It is, however, 
