46 THE GAME BIRDS 
them under the hypothetical list, as almost 
any sportsman would drop them if he-had an 
opportunity. 
54. * LITTLE BROWN CRANE. 
Grus canadensis. 
Plumage of old bird lead-gray; wing-tips 
alittle darker. Head nearly ‘bare, as in No 
53, crimson ; bill and feet black; eyes red. 
Young, with head feathered, and plumage 
patched with rusty-brown. Length 3} feet. 
Extent, 6 feet and over. The only record of 
the weight of this bird is one shot in Texas, 
viz., 11g lbs., but it is stated that they weigh 
as much as 17 lbs. 
The habits of this bird are very similar 
to No. 538, and, like them, they exhibit 
strange antics in the mating season. In fact 
they conduct a war dance, in which the fe- 
males join as well, and the whooping and 
circling are equal to a country dance. 
There is another bird which is closely re- 
eited=— thie 
Do.) AND) Ei CRANE. 
COMMON BROWN CRANE. 
Grus mexicana. 
Plumage and habits exactly like the last, 
and in fact it was alw ays considered one 
species until very lately, but the variety 
