Otis tarda

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Otis tarda
    n 1: largest European land bird [syn: {great bustard}, {Otis
         tarda}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bustard \bus"tard\ (b[u^]s"t[~e]rd), n. [OF. & Prov. F.
   bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird.
   --Plin. 10, 22; "proxim[ae] iis sunt, quas Hispania aves
   tardas appellat, Gr[ae]cia 'wti`das."] (Zool.)
   A bird of the genus {Otis}.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: 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.
         [1913 Webster]