Cranes and Lirnpkin 



204. Whooping Crane (Grus americana). L. 50. 



Ads. White; skin of top of head dull red; primaries 

 black. Yng. Head feathered, plumage more or less 

 washed with rusty. 



Range. — Interior of North America: breeds from northern Missis 

 sippi Valley north to Arctic regions- winters from Gulf States south 

 ward. 



205. Little Brown Crane {Gins canadensis) . L. 35. 

 W. 18; B. 4. Ads. Skin of top of head dull red; 

 plumage brownish gray. Yng. Head feathered, 

 plumage with more or less rusty. 



Range.— "Northern North America from Hudson Bay to Alaska 

 migrating; south through western United States east of Rocky 

 Mountains to Mexico." (Ridgway.) 



206. Sandhill Crane (Grus mexicana). Similar to 

 No. 205, but larger. L 44 W. 20; B. 5. Notes. A 

 loud, sonorous, grating, krrrow. repeated five or more 

 times. 



Range.- North America: breeds locally from Texas. Cuba, Florida 

 north through Mississippi Valley to Manitoba, British Columbia, and 

 Oregon; winters from northern California and Gulf States southward. 



207. Lirnpkin (Aramus giganteus). L. 28. Ads. 

 Glossy olive-brown, striped with white: wings and 

 tail more bronzy. Notes. A loud wah-ree-ow, repeated 

 and the last note prolonged into a wail. 



Range.— Central America and West Indies north to southern Texas 

 and Florida. 



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