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Oedee GBAILA tores. 

 Pamily OTIDM 



240. Otis {Eupodotis) arabs, L. 



Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. 12", i. p. 264. — KiippeU, Atlas, t. xvi ; 

 Syst. Uebers. No. 319. 



Tris pale brown, with rather irregular dark streaks 

 radia,tiag from the pupil ; bill dusky above, dirty white 

 below ; legs pale dirty yellow. 



This fine Bustard is common on the plains near the 

 coast, in open places, or in thin jungle, keeping a good 

 deal to the former. The tracks were seen at an elevation 

 of about 3,000 feet at Kairo in Habab, but as a rule it 

 appears confined to the plains. Like most Bustards, it is 

 rather wary, and is much easier to approach on horseback 

 than on foot. I shot several from the saddle. The flesh 

 is very good. 



In the stomach I found locusts and a few Coleoptera. 

 The male is much larger than the female, as usual in this 

 sub-genus of Bustards. 



241. O. (Sypheoiides) melanogaster, Eiipp. 



Otis melanogaster, Eiipp. Neu. Wirb. p. 16, t. vii. (mas.) ; Syst. 

 Uebers. p. 107, t. xli. 



Though this small Bustard was common on the table- 

 land in places, especially on the open plains between 

 Adigrat and Antalo, I never shot a specimen myself, and 

 for the two obtained I am indebted to Lieut. St. John. 

 Many were killed by ofiicers along the line of march. 

 They occurred in grass and bushes, generally lying close. 



