112 THE SPECIES. 



Otis. Plate XXV. OTIDIDM. 



288. tetrax, 16 in. Little Bustard. No crest ; chest striped with 



white and black bands. 



289. macqueeni, agin. Macqueen's BUSTARD. Head with a crest; 



chest pale grey. 

 SS7. tarda, 36 in. Great Bustard. No crest ; chest chestnut and 



grey. 

 The Little Bustard— Dimensions, Ne ; Eggs, Oq — is an occasional straggler, generally 

 appearing in the winter months. The female has black blotches on the back. 



A Macqueen's Bustard — Dimensions, Sf; Eggs, Qi — was shot in Lincolnshire, in 1847, the 

 first and last appearance of what is really an Indian species. 



The Great Bustard — Dimensions, Tc ; Eggs, Rs — was once a resident, but is now one of 

 the rarest of stragglers. 



Otooorys. Plate x. ALAUDIN^ (Vas&&x\Ax). 



137. alpestris, 7 in. Shore Lark. Erectile black crest on each side of 



head ; a black band across upper breast. 

 The Shore Lark — Dimensions, Fk ; Eggs, Ff— was first recorded in 1830, and occasionally 

 appears during the winter months on the east coast, 



Pagophila. Plate xxxi. LARIDM. 



368. eburnea, 17 in. Ivory Gull. All white ; bill greenish yellow ; 

 legs black. 

 The Ivory Gull — Dimensions, Ns ; Eggs, Pq — appears on the north coasts when severe 

 winters have driven it south from Spitzbergen and thereabouts. 



Pandlon. Plate xvi. FALCONWyS. 



198. haliaUus, 23 in. OsPEEY. Purplish brown above; white below; 

 crown and nape white, streaked with brown ; legs 

 and feet blue, reticulate, and prickly below. 



The Osprey — Dimensions, Qn ; Eggs, Pk — still breeds here, but to nothing like the extent 

 it used to do, and it is best known as an autumnal visitor. There is only one species in the 

 world of this bird. Its contour feathers h0.ve no aftershaft and are small and short, and 

 hence its legs have no breeches. It flies with its legs out straight, and its flight is a hovering 

 and gliding one with little wing work. Its wings look very long as they are stretched out 

 apparently motionless. The Osprey feeds on fish, and catches it with a sudden swoop, 

 bearing it away in its claws. The call is "kai, kai, kai ; " the alarm a scream. The female 

 is browner on the breast than the male, and larger. The nest is a big one of twigs and turf, 

 lined with moss, and situate on a tree-top or some lofty ledge. There are from two to four 

 eggs. The Osprey is often placed between the Owls and birds of prey in the sub-orde 

 Pandiones. 

 Fanurus. Plate iv. PANURIN^ (Passerida;). 



49. biarmicus, 6 in. Bearded Tit. Crown grey ; long black mous- 

 tache ; back orange tawny ; tail fawn coloured 

 and over three inches long. 

 The Bearded Tit— Dimensions, De ; Eggs, Bl— is resident but rare. It has a varied 

 undulating flight, with many glides and pauses. Its note is "ping, ping," its call is 

 "chirrrr,* and its alarm "hear, hear." The female has no black feathers on her neck or in 

 her under tail cove-ts. The male's beak is orange ; the female's is yellow. The nest is 

 always near water, but is never hung from reeds. It consists of dry leaves of reed and grass, 

 and is lined with reed flowers. There are from four to seven eggs. 



Parus, Plate iv, PARINM (Passerida). 



53. ater, 4 j in. Continental Coal Tit. Nape with white patch ; 



back greyish blue ; two white bars on wing. 



54. britannicus, 4J in. British Coal Tit, Nape with white patch ; back 



olive brown ; two white bars on wing, 

 57, cristatus, \\ in. Crested Tit. Black and white crest, 

 56, caruleus, 4 J in. Blue Tit, Crown light blue edged with white. 



55. palustris, 4J in. Marsh Tit. Nape greyish black without a white 



patch ; back greyish brown ; no bajp on wings. 

 £2. major, 6 in. Great Tit. Black apron from cjiin to venL 



