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BJRDS. GALLINjE. 64 . Otis, 
ORDER V. GALLING. 
convex, the upper mandible archd 
dilated at the edge over the lower ' 
64 
trils halj covered with a convex 
genous membrane: tail-feather^ f^u 
than 12: feet cleft, but connected ^ 
tnnermof joint, 
OTIS. Bill fubconvex; nofrils 
jDervious ; tongue bifid, pointed • 
formed for running, 3-toed, jl 
naked above the thighs. 
^Tarda, 
Inhabits the open plains of Europe, Afia and 4/^*''*' js' 
on grain and herbs j ^ feet long ; wciglrt often 25II’® 
luaiy and fliy, except about the time of inigratu'” .„if, ■ 
heavilv. Km, -.i r ^ ' d 
Wave-fpoted with black and rufous, beneath whiti^ ’ ^1 
(of the rnale) and throat each fide crefted. 
in-.iVs,*** *!«.• — . _ !• J /f. I 
, ’ 
- J’ 111%, Liiiji, ui uii-*-- f ..ai'il'^,! 
heavily, but runs fwiftly ; is quick of fight and jju 
lays 2 pale olive-brown eggs, with darker fpots, 
icrapcd 111 the ground. ./oH* 
//rad and neck cinereous ; quill-f talkers black ; tail "'‘‘ ,,11^^ 
and black lines, the feathers 18 — 20 ; A beginn'’’^ 
fhe tongue and reaching to the breaft, long, capac'^%e‘’' 
to hold near 7 quarts of water, probably for tfie Vfl 
fupplymg the hen whilft: die fits, or tl)e young be*°' 
can fiy ; le^s duiky, 
grais, 
Ears with crcjil crefts. 
Inhabits Afia and Africa j fize of the laft, 
IliWpale horn-cojour ; tVtdr browai ; hind-head cV 
3< 
Affii 
I '"e”- • '-luj mown; /nna./jfart 
front whii.n, ; temples with a black fpot ; reft c-f df 
nak mil body above rufous varied wdth black ; 
reous, with black lines ; breafi and belly whd'' ’’ h b'f , 
frs black, the lixondaries fpottctl with "-Idte 
thole next the body with hlackifii lines ; s a a 1*“ 
’■n. n • V, black band ahd 
t/iers blackifli, the reft white, wjth 
fpotted ; legs brownilli. 
