346 RECREATIONS OF A NATURALIST 



From this table it will be seen that, while the 

 heaviest bird capable of flight is the South African 

 Bustard, its expanse of wing is 3 feet less than that 

 of the famous Albatross, and 6 feet less than that of 

 the largest Condor on record. 



It is somewhat curious that the Australian 

 Bustard, though said to be larger than our bird. 



THE BUSTARD. 



Standing higher on its legs, and with longer neck, 

 weighs considerably less. Gould, who "frequently- 

 encountered and killed it both on the plains of the 

 Lower Namoi and also in South Australia," g-ives 

 the weight of the male bird as from 13 lb. to 16 lb. 

 The Great Bustard of South Africa {Eupodotis 

 cristata), the Kori Bustard of Burchell's Travels, 

 and the "gompaauw" of the colonists, according 



