. Game, shore, and water birds of India . white. Back chestnut, streaked black irregularly. Tail of 18 feathers.—Female : Head and neck chestnut, mottled black. Breast with shortblack bars. Genus EUP0D0TIS. (v = well; iroBorrjs = footed. Long strong legs.—Male with pouch. Crest black. Neck very large size. 836. Eupodutis edwardsi. The Great Indian Bustard. Toogder, Punjab; Hoom, C. P.; Kara-dhouk, Deccan; Gurahna, Sind; Heri-hakki, Mysore. S 45 to 50; 17 to 22 lbs. ? 36 to 38; 8 to 10 lbs. Legs dingyyellow. Bill dusky and yellow. Sexes alike. Plumage pale brown,variegated with minute
. Game, shore, and water birds of India . white. Back chestnut, streaked black irregularly. Tail of 18 feathers.—Female : Head and neck chestnut, mottled black. Breast with shortblack bars. Genus EUP0D0TIS. (v = well; iroBorrjs = footed. Long strong legs.—Male with pouch. Crest black. Neck very large size. 836. Eupodutis edwardsi. The Great Indian Bustard. Toogder, Punjab; Hoom, C. P.; Kara-dhouk, Deccan; Gurahna, Sind; Heri-hakki, Mysore. S 45 to 50; 17 to 22 lbs. ? 36 to 38; 8 to 10 lbs. Legs dingyyellow. Bill dusky and yellow. Sexes alike. Plumage pale brown,variegated with minute black lines. Greater coverts grey, tipped slaty, tip white.—Female : Breast-band incomplete.— Youngresemble females. Genus HOUBARA. The Asiatic name for a Bustard. Legs rather short. Male has a black ruff and white crest, with blacktip. Of moderate size. E 42 OTIDLM. 837. Houbara macqueeni. The Hottbara Bustard. In honour of the sender of the specimens described by J. E. , Tilaor, Punjab; Taloor, 5^d4 lbs. ? 25 to 27%-, 3 to 3| lbs. Legs $ 28 to 30; 4 togreen-yellow. Bill slate. Sexes alike. Plumage pale buff, pencilledblack. Tail with bluish bands and lateral feathers, tipped white base, black end. Genus SYPHEOTIS. crvfaos = a hogsty; arts = a kind of Bustard. Male with white wing and black plumage. Highly crested or withear-tufts.—Females bigger than males. 838. Sypheotis bengalensis. The Bengal , N. W. P.; Dabar, Nepal] Ooloo Moora, Assam. <$ 26 to 27; 3^ to 4£ lbs. $ 28 to 29; 4 to 5 lbs. Legs paleyellow. Bill dusky and yellow. Full breast-tuft. Above blue-buff,minutely mottled with black. Below deep glossy black.—Female ful-vous, with black and brown mottlings. Neck with dark lines. STPHEOTIS. 43 839. Sypheotis auritus. The Likh or Lesser Florikin. Kurmor, Guzerat; Tun-mor, Deccah; Chini-mor, Belgaom j Likh, N. W. P.;Charas, S. India ; Kannoul (Canarese).
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