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'''Bustards''', including '''floricans''' and '''korhaans''', are large terrestrial [[bird]]s mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the [[Old World]]. They make up the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Otididae''' (formerly known as '''Otidae'''). They were renowned by the ancient Arabs for being unnaturallyunusually stupid.<Ref>Hayawān, Encyclopedia of Islam</ref>

Bustards are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips, and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays, such as inflating throat sacs or elevating elaborate feathered crests. The female lays three to five dark, speckled, eggs in a scrape in the ground, and incubates them alone<ref name=EoB>{{cite book |editor=Forshaw, Joseph|author= Archibald, George W.|year=1991|title=Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds|publisher= Merehurst Press|location=London|pages= 98–99|isbn= 1-85391-186-0}}</ref>.