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Memorial services for Michael John Summerford, 48, were held Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at Bustards Funeral Home. He died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Casper. Bustard’s Funeral Home assisted the family.

The great bustard, now an endangered species, was once hunted and eaten for ancient funeral rites, researchers say. Getty Images/iStockphoto On the northern peninsula of Morocco, just across the sea ...

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Calvin James Grinder: CASPER — A celebration of life for Calvin James Grinder, 33, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, , at Bustards Funeral Home. He died Monday, , in Casper.

The word bustard comes from the Old French bistarda and some other languages: abetarda (Portuguese), abetarda (Galician), avutarda (Spanish) used for the great bustard. The naturalist William Turner listed the English spelling "bustard" and "bistard" in 1544. [3][4] All of the common names above are derived from Latin avis tarda or aves tardas given by Pliny the Elder, [5][a] these names were ...

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Bustard, any of numerous medium-to-large game birds of the family Otididae, related to the cranes and rails in the order Gruiformes. There are about 23 species, confined to Africa, southern Europe, Asia, Australia, and part of New Guinea.

Basic facts about Great Bustard: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.

The Bustard family (Otididae) consists of 27 species of heavy-bodied birds, found on four continents—Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Though their appearance may be compared to cranes or ostriches, recent genetic evidence suggests that the bustard family is most closely related to turacos and cuckoos. Bustards are omnivorous—preferring insect or small vertebrate food when it is ...