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ORNAMENTS OF THE VELD 



black on the back, with the wing and tail-feathers black ; 

 top of head dark slate ; cheeks and neck white : entire 

 under surface black. The face is covered with warts from 

 the base of the beak to the eyes, while below the throat 

 there are two pendant lappets, bare in front but feathered 

 on the hinder surface. Length, 56 inches. 



Fig. 115. — A pair of Wattled Cranes. 



It is not a common bird anywhere, and is generally seen 

 in pairs or small parties on the open veld near marshy 

 localities, or in the neighbour) d of dams or vleis. 



It has become scarcer year by year, and latterly the Zoo 

 has only received examples from the Belfast District of the 

 Transvaal. 



It, feeds on frogs and insects, varied by an occasional meal 

 of grain. 



The eggs are pale olive-brown, lightly marked with darker. 



The Blue or Stanley Crane (Anthropoides paradisea) is a 

 much commoner and better-known species. It is of a pale 



