Cranes and Limpkin. 



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 (Grus 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. Limpkin (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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