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THE COMMON THICK-KNEE. 
(Edtcnemus crepitans . 
PLATE XXIY. 
Cliaradrius oedicnemus, Linn . — (Edicnemus crepitans, (Edic- 
neme criard, Temm. — Thick-kneed Plover or Bustard, 
Great or Norfolk Plover, Stone Curlew, Common Thick- 
knee of British authors . 
We trace the alliance in this bird to the Bustards, 
in its frequenting extensive and open downs, and 
in its laying, generally, only two eggs, of a form 
varying from the peculiar outline of the Plovers, 
Dotterels, and some of their allies. Some of the 
foreign species also stand equal in height to some 
of the intermediate sized Indian and African Bus- 
tards. As one of its names implies, the sandy plains 
of Norfolk are a favourite and abundant locality 
for this bird, whore it periodically arrives and 
breeds. It is found in many other southern and 
eastern counties, but no where so abundantly. It 
is found more sparingly in Lincolnshire and Lan- 
cashire. Mr. Yarrell states, “ farther north than 
Yorkshire I do not trace it.” We have no record of 
its appearance farther north, or of its being ever 
