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GRALLATOKES. 



SUJi-FAMILY II. 



Gruin.e. 



The Crmies. 



Gen. Charac. — Bill more or less lengthened, straight, strong, with the tips of 

 both mandibles pointed and equal in length ; the nostrils placed in a deep 

 groove, which extends beyond the middle of the bill ; the wings long, and 

 the tertials lengthened and pendent ; the tail short and even; the tarsi very 

 iong and slender ; the toes rather short. 



Fig. 177.— the common ceaxe. 

 (Grus cinerea.) 



The Cranes wliicli constitute tlie members of this 

 sub-family are large and handsome birds, inhabiting 

 for the most part the warmer regions of the globe. 



