GREAT BUSTARD. 
water. There is an opening to this pouch 
under the tongue, and its use is possibly, 
like that of the Pelican, to carry water for 
the use of the young, but this is not as- 
certained. The len%th of the bird is rather 
more than three feet. Its nest is of a 
loose heap of straws on the ground, and 
contains two pale brown eggs, spotted 
with brown, rather larger than those of 
the tui'key. 
