THE CRANES.' 



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■WW. COMMON I ItANI'-t 



The Common Crane is a large bird, measuring uinvards of iivo feet in lengtli. The 

 plumage is, in general, ash-coloure.l, but the forehead is blaelc ; the sides of the head, 

 behind the eyes, and the hind part of the neek, arc white ; on the upper part of the neck 

 there is a bare ash-coloured bpace of two inches ; and above this tlio skm is naked and 

 red, with a few scattered hairs. Some parts about the wings are blacki.sh. li.Mn llio 



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