ARABIAN BUSTARD. 



447 



Rufescent Bustard, striated with dusky j beneath white j the 

 ears with an erect crest j the tail with a brown fascia. 



Otis Arabs. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 264. 2. — Gmel. Syst. Nat, 1. 

 725.—Briss. Orn. 5. 30. 3.— Lath, Ind. Orn, 2. 659. 3. 



Le Lohong, Outarde huppee d' Arabia. Bvff, Ois. 2. 52. 



Paon sauvage de Lu^on. Sonner. Voy, Tnd. S5. pi. 4g. ? 



Arabian Bustard. Edtv. pi. 12. — Lath. Gen, Syn, 4. 801. 3. — 

 Lath, Syn, Sup, 226. — Lath, Syn. Sup. LL. 284. 2. 



Nearly as large as the common Bustard, mea- 

 suring about three feet and a half in length, and 

 s^ven in expanse : its beak is pale horn-colour : 

 the irides are dull brown : the forehead whitish : 

 the hind head is adorned with a black crest, from 

 which arises a black fascia, reaching forward on 

 the sides of the head ; the top of which, the neck, 

 and upper parts of the body, are rufous, varied 

 with black : the quills black : the secondaries 

 spotted with black and white ; those nearest the 

 body rufous, barred with dusky : the throat and 

 fore-part of the neck ash-colour, barred with brown 

 lines : the breast and under parts of the body 

 white : the two middle tail-feathers dusky, the 

 rest white, varied and crossed with a black band : 

 legs pale brow^n. 



This bird inhabits various parts of Asia and 

 Africa: its flesh is very excellent: its manners 

 are unknown. 



