. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 382 GEALLATOEBS, OE WADING BIEDS. except in cases of absolute necessity. Its eggs, two or three in number, are laid in the corn or grass; the nest is nothing more. Fig. 162.—Little Bustard [Otis ieirax, Gould), than a hole scratched out in the earth, and with scarcely any lining on the inside. The Great Bustard was formerly very common in Champagne, but has now become extremely rare. Nevertheless, it is the only province in France in which this b
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. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 382 GEALLATOEBS, OE WADING BIEDS. except in cases of absolute necessity. Its eggs, two or three in number, are laid in the corn or grass; the nest is nothing more. Fig. 162.—Little Bustard [Otis ieirax, Gould), than a hole scratched out in the earth, and with scarcely any lining on the inside. The Great Bustard was formerly very common in Champagne, but has now become extremely rare. Nevertheless, it is the only province in France in which this bird is to be met with, and we might almost say that it has completely disappeared from French soil. Innumerable troops of them are to be seen in the steppes of Tartary and Southern Eussia. Beevipennes (Short-V7INGED Birds). The birds belonging to this family are distinguished from the rest of the Grallm by such decisive characteristics that some naturalists have proposed to include them in a separate group, to be called Cursores, or Runners ; an arrangement which has much in its favour, although the simpler arrangement of Cuvier best suits our purpose. In certain anatomical points, and especially. 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 work.. Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker, ed. Springfield, Mass. , W. J. Holland