LITTLE BROWN CRANE 
205. Grus canadensis. 36 in. 
Like the next and better known species, but smailer 
and browner, especially on the wings. 
Range.—Breeds in the interior of Northern Canada; 
migrates, west of the Mississippi and east of the Rockies, 
to Mexico. 
SANDHILL CRANE 
206. Grus mexicana. 44 in. 
Plumage entirely grayish with a few brownish feath- 
ers; bare skin on top of head, red. These cranes are 
locally distributed in the Gulf States, and in the inte- 
rior north to Manitoba. ‘Their food consists largely of 
grasshoppers, worms and lizards. Unlike herons, their 
young are born covered with down and can run about 
as soon as they appear. . When flying, cranes carry 
their neck full outstretched. 
Nest.—On the ground like that of the Whooping 
Crane. 
Range.—Winters on the Gulf coast and in Florida; 
breeds north to Manitoba. 
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