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Webster 1913 Edition

bustard

bus′tard

(bŭs′tẽrd)
,
Noun.
[OF. & Prov. F.
bistarde
, F.
outarde
, from L.
avis tarda
, lit., slow bird.
Plin. 10, 22
; “proximæ iis sunt, quas Hispania
aves tardas
appellat, Græcia
ὠτίδας
.”]
(Zool.)
A bird of the genus
Otis
.
☞ The great or
bearded bustard
(
Otis tarda
) is the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in Great Britain. The
little bustard
(
Otis tetrax
) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species are known in Asia and Africa.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bustard

BUST'ARD

,
Noun.
The tarda, a species of fowl of the grallic order, and genus Otis. The fowl grows to the weight of 25 or 27 pounds, with a breadth of wing of six or seven feet. It inhabits England, feeding on green corn and other vegetables, and on earth-worms. It runs fast and takes flight with difficulty.

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