. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. "'-' -"^^^- '— 2acli time completely matter, oil extract is Walghvogel, or Dod ;h occasions the slow jreat as few of them A'ith some, but better strong appetite can as sensible of nature's be directed by corn- ed, as are unable to serving only to rank e, three small plumes, , hci legs suiting to e, her appetite strong n are digested, which jnceived in her repre- tution" liere alluded laped bird, perfectly I of three separate 3 on the wing. The the countenance is ibility that this bird t but litt
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. "'-' -"^^^- '— 2acli time completely matter, oil extract is Walghvogel, or Dod ;h occasions the slow jreat as few of them A'ith some, but better strong appetite can as sensible of nature's be directed by corn- ed, as are unable to serving only to rank e, three small plumes, , hci legs suiting to e, her appetite strong n are digested, which jnceived in her repre- tution" liere alluded laped bird, perfectly I of three separate 3 on the wing. The the countenance is ibility that this bird t but little of Mada- and, if any where, it , has been exth ,ated Tliis enormous bird, I fossil elk, and whose feet and a half from it of New Zealand, but ite likely to befal the il Museum at Oxford standing side by side the ostrich is quite s cast. Ran NATUBA3, HISTOUY. Sub-family d. Otina'.—(Gr. 'nrls, a Buntai-d,) OTDS. 31)9. Tarda (Lat. slow), the Great Bustard. The OuEAT Bustard, o' ;• English representative of the ()tida3, is now scarcely evei oY"" 'i this country, although formerly it was tolerably a. It runs with great swiftness, and will never rise on the wing until forced, so that instances have been known of bustards being captured by greyhounds. It is exceedingly wary, and can hnicuy l;o approached within gun-shot, except by adop'^^in'r so!ne dis- guise, as a labourer with the giux in his wheeP .\.n\ "v, or by driving a cart or a carriage by the spot where it la u di/t'. The male Bustard possesses a membranous pouf li ")n the fore part of the neck, capable of holding six or seven pints of 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 ascertained. The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations m
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