FAMILY OFUIIl)/E. 



CRANKS. 



95 



ORDER PALUDECOL/E. 



Cranes, Rails, Courlans. 



FAHILY QRUID/E. 



Cranes. 



Bill, over 3 inches long; winj?, over 16 inches; tarsus, over 7 inches; 

 toes, four, no comb-like edge on inner side of middle toe nail ; hind toe, 

 elevated above level of front toes. 



(ieneral pliimajte, white ; 

 primaries, black; wiiii;', over 

 20 iiu'hes loiio- (car[uis to lip) ; 

 imiiiMtun' birds arc more or less 

 liiilV. (,'rns americidin. 



Whooping Crane. 

 See No. U;l. 



General plumage, slaty 

 gray ; tian- -kin, on hcaii i>\ 

 adult ; rrd, in lilr ; iiiiiiiatnri' 

 liird-* Mil' Imow ni^li : wIml:'. Iiom 

 1.") to 22 iiU'lii'K long. 



(iriis iiirririiiiii . 



Sandhill Crane. 



Sec No. l(;;{. 



\Vli<)(i|ilii)( Crniic. 



