. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. 186 Order XII is blue-grey, becoming darker on the wings, and adults have a bare red crown-patch on the black and white head. Herons are often termed Cranes in'Scotland by the ignorant, a fact which may cause erroneous records. Suborder Otides Family OTIDID.^!, or Bustards Bustards have short thick bills, long feet with W". 'â ^ '^'SS â iSK Great Bustards stout toes, moderate wings, and soft rounded tails. The three properly developed toes all point forwards. These birds are large and heavy and inhabit bare plains, sandy wast
. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. 186 Order XII is blue-grey, becoming darker on the wings, and adults have a bare red crown-patch on the black and white head. Herons are often termed Cranes in'Scotland by the ignorant, a fact which may cause erroneous records. Suborder Otides Family OTIDID.^!, or Bustards Bustards have short thick bills, long feet with W". 'â ^ '^'SS â iSK Great Bustards stout toes, moderate wings, and soft rounded tails. The three properly developed toes all point forwards. These birds are large and heavy and inhabit bare plains, sandy wastes or wide corn-fields. The Great Bustard is as familiar to most people by name as the Great Auk, but with better reason, for it bred in Norfolk and Suffolk tiU about 1838, on the downs and wolds of other eastern and southern counties. 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 Evans, A. H. (Arthur Humble). Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press
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