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example on the mountains on the left bank of the Ehine, at an altitude of 2000 feet above the 

 sea-level. Mr. Benzon, of Copenhagen, writes that " the Little Bustard occasionally straggles to 

 Denmark, usually to the now detached Duchies ; and I know of only four instances of its occur- 

 rence within the limits of the present Kingdom of Denmark. Two of these were procured in 

 Jutland, one about 1819 at Kolding, and one at Bingkjcebing on the 25th of November, 1863. 

 The other two were from the islands, one obtained on Mceen in January 1850, and the other on 

 the 20th of December, 1863, on the little island of Amager, near Copenhagen, which last is in 

 my collection : the first two are in the University Museum. All four were females." In Belgium 

 it occurs but very rarely, and has been recorded by Baron De Selys-Longchamps as having been 

 procured on the plains of Campine and in Brabant. It is likewise rare in France, and according 

 to Degland and Gerbe only occurs irregularly in the southern provinces. It breeds, however, in 

 France on the plains of Montreuil, Bellay, Doue, and Champagne, near Troyes, in La Vendee 

 near Niort. It arrives in these localities singly or in small flocks late in March or early in April, 

 and leaves again about the end of September. Often there are In the same canton several 

 colonies, which remain apart during the breeding-season and until the young are grown. On 

 their arrival the sexes meet, and the males fight for the possession of the females. 



The Rev. A. C. Smith found this Bustard extremely common in Portugal ; and Lord Lilford 

 and Mr. Howard Saunders also record it as numerous in Spain. Dresser often saw them exposed 

 for sale in the market in Madrid; and Major Irby writes that it " is found at Casa Vieja, near 

 Gibraltar, in great numbers ; in October they are met with in flocks of as many as three or four 

 hundred ; later on they break up into smaller lots ; but as long as the low level ground or vega 

 remains dry they remain there ; in the spring they disperse all over the open country to breed, 

 some coming close to Gibraltar. They are very wild, — except in the breeding-season ; and in 

 August, when between eleven and four o'clock the sun is very hot, they lie ' like stones.' " 



In Switzerland, Dr. Girtanner informs us, it is but rarely observed, and only during migra- 

 tion, though fifty years ago it is said to have been common even near the towns ; and in Savoy it 

 occurs accidentally in the autumn, and but rarely in the spring. Doderlein remarks that this 

 species is resident and abundant throughout the greater part of Sicily, a partial migration to 

 Africa taking place during some winters ; and Mr. C. A. Wright records it as rare on Malta, 

 though rather less so than the Great Bustard. Giglioli states that nearly every year some are 

 captured near Pisa, though he himself did not meet with it. Lindermayer says that it is 

 tolerably common in the northern parts of Greece, but rarer in the Peloponnesus, and is never 

 seen on the islands. He observed it regularly from November to the end of March. A few are 

 said to breed in Greece. Lord Lilford met with it on Corfu in December 1856, and in Epirus in 

 March and January. 



With regard to its range in Southern Germany, Count von Tschusi Schmidthofen writes to 

 us that he saw a female in March 1867, in a game-dealer's shop at Vienna, which he stated was 

 obtained near that town. He further writes that in the Tyrol it rarely appears, and only occurs 

 in the winter season. Kablik obtained one near Prague in 1838 ; and Fritsch purchased a young 

 male in the market at Prague in 1850. An old pair was shot near Weisswasser, according to 

 Fritsch; and it occurred in 1853 near the village of Cas, near Pardubic, and in the autumn of 

 1860 near Borkowic, as also once (a female), in the winter, at Winterberg. In Hungary it is 



