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2. — The " Gum Paauw " is usually smaller, 
and is found frequenting the " mimosa" bushes 
on the plains and " vlaats" 
3. — The last, or " Bush Paauw" is the mon- 
ster bustard of Kaffirland. It is brighter and 
richer in the tints of its plumage, and has a 
large top-knot, or tuft of feathers on its head, 
The legs are usually about ten inches on the 
lower joints, and eight on the thigh. The feet, 
of course, like all of the tribe, haying but three 
toes. The largest of these birds ever seen, 
weighed, when shot, fifty-six pounds. 
4. — Another of the Cursorials is the u Kor- 
haan" of this there are four varieties, differing 
only in the colour of their plumage. The com- 
monest are black and white ; others are grey ; 
there is also a bluish one, and one a dark grey, 
which is also a small bustard, and is said by 
some to be the same as the "Florican" of 
India. Its height is about sixteen inches. It 
stands erect, with the neck (about five inches 
long) perpendicular, which is very thin and 
slender, and the head is small for the size of 
the bird ; the beak is short, and like that of 
the "Paauw" slightly curved. Its general 
colour is, as described in each description, al- 
though, in all, on the back, tail, and the back 
of the neck, it is of a cinnerous brown. The 
throat, breast, and belly, being the part of its 
