LITTLE BUSTARD. 
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HA SORES'. 
ST RUTHT ON ID,E. 
LITTLE BUSTARD. 
Otis tetrax. 
PLATE LXXIII. FIG. II. 
Like the closely-allied species, the Little Bustard lays 
its eggs upon the hare ground. They are said to be from 
three to five in number, and have been described as “of a 
clear, shining, grass-green colour, without spot or stain. ' 
Those eggs which I have seen are all, more or less, suf¬ 
fused with colour. Any one who had previously seen the 
eggs of the great bustard, would look for a similar cha¬ 
racter in those of the present species; and he would be 
pleased in observing the resemblance which they bear to 
each other, distinct as they are from those of all other 
birds. 
