G e n u s C E D I C N E M 'U S :
CSsur. Chau. B e a k longer than, tile ■ head, straight, strong, a KttU- I t r - s n f e ; the u p ;
culm en o f the a p p e r man dible c ien a te d ; invjor man dible un ¡mg!«, S m tn h
placed in the middle o f th e b e a k , cleft .on g itn dma lly to the h o « y f»iH o f the beak, pnc»
before, p ie rced from side to side, T am lo n g , slender, to e s three b e fo fv . t tilted aa fo r «*
th e second articulation b y sa membrane w h ich advances alon g their, edg«-*. T<.w-t -«trougiy
grad uated . W ings moderate, the first qaili--feather a little shorter than the Whach
THIC’t- K WEED BUSTARD.
; preset»«*« •<(«:& era* ot Mmw* pccafiar ano ¿»teflMing tbrjfts vldohserve-n* a i^ h y t-.itw of tr.
: and we 1 «bandai
,««tricted for the most part to a limited „.„„I,..- o f «poh*-, smh is Us r t* inMawc M m as,
irhUc- the Bustards and Plovers cocnpwae a i -' dtifttdc >
ft but five or six, and these confined entirely to the regions o f the Old World. The *ri»jckskneed Bustard
Se only one o f its genus which is kwh™ in Europe, in most parts ó f which it appears to he migratory,
* * » ” tl,e Britisl' Iste,,tlE « ' * e eOTomenceiaeni of spring, giving foe preference lo elevated do«..'..
(mans, nod heaths, particularly those of barren and sterile districts, eipijmip» itself, however, principally
he midland counties, being especially abundant in Norfolk, Suffolk. Kent, and Hampshire, it lirsx appears
sooiit alter separate to breed. 1 he eggs are two in number, and nre placed on the
;■ ground, wiuioirtataj trace ot a o u t • the. ¡»ate of incubai«--« is gener • iùnóng Ìtìdst1 stones and dints ;
, vate ...n synmniif as...sona at; r-.w/irnscdi not to. be discovered without grem
dtlty, their coM>nr-: iU&ìì..*;'.. m: #*> closely with the surrounding' On the Continent it is foi'iirj
Rjrsca in snnuar situati«*.- aM w <«$&«■$»% abundant, not only in the southern and càntera jwW&'iH»- M
¡shed for ilts rapidity ón loot, than for ;t$ s'vonEii i:; i ;:,h ; i;
eircles. its food consists o f slugs, wtsscm.. *«$$$% **&,■ 1*1
>eir plumage, and i he yonug asi uiti'ii %■ jiife;1,!' an «j^ly
The top o f the head, cheeks, and whole o f the upper surface browtndfc-a^ $$
»WfcfllHcr having's central dash of umbro-hrownt throat white the saute «•».!»«c hynt
and below the eyes; ¡1 pale yellow L.r ¡- ioii'dtudiQallv . ■. '... ,j,
i.m tipped with white; flanks and under wtf&Ge yellowish 'while, .... w «i*h- bavin
with brown; caked skin round U w c je , the iiiiira, » 1 the M l half o f p T bright vellow
and toes yellow, with a slight 'tinge oi-gm?».
Phite represents an adult o f the liiidwiil mmo
¡ft. o f vinous, fl/nch
urely indicated /bòtl»
the tjfoaier coverts
baft o f each feaiher