In drier tracts the bag will consist of partridges and a hare or two, or, if the country is sandy, some sand-grouse and perhaps a bustard.
"The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir"
Sir James McCrone Douie
This part is called bustard and takes its name from the small bustard Inn, Headquarters of General Alderson, General Officer Commanding.
"“Crumpsâ€Â, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went"
Louis Keene
We drove our cars down here, each of us hoping that we would never again see bustard Camp, Salisbury Plain, as long as we lived; it had been our home for five months.
"“Crumpsâ€Â, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went"
Louis Keene