. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 295 Great ^â ^^^A"^ Jof^A/ Uurvc. The Great Bustard {Otis tarda, Linnaeus), which formerly bred in, but is now only an irregular nomadic spring, autumn, and winter migrant to, the British Isles, inhabits the Southern Palearctic Region. The adult male has the head pale grey; on each side of the base of the bill is a long tuft of whitish feathers; throat and upper neck, wliite ; upper plumage, mostly yellowish-rusty or buflish- rcd, barred and otherwise variegated with brown and bla
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 295 Great ^â ^^^A"^ Jof^A/ Uurvc. The Great Bustard {Otis tarda, Linnaeus), which formerly bred in, but is now only an irregular nomadic spring, autumn, and winter migrant to, the British Isles, inhabits the Southern Palearctic Region. The adult male has the head pale grey; on each side of the base of the bill is a long tuft of whitish feathers; throat and upper neck, wliite ; upper plumage, mostly yellowish-rusty or buflish- rcd, barred and otherwise variegated with brown and black; chest, yellowish-rusty, with markings of chestnut; underneath, white; irides, dark hazel; bill, grey; tip, darker; legs and feet, brown. Length, about forty-five inches. The adult female is much smaller, and the mous- tachial tuft and chestnut markings on chest are 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 may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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