CONTENTS. 



Introduction pf^'J^ 1 



Baleaeica 14 



„ CHRrsoPELAEQUS. Southern Crowned Crane 15 



„ PAVONiNA . . . Western Crowned Crane 19 



Geus 23 



„ PAEADisEA. . . Paradise or Stanley Crane 23 



„ viEQO .... Demoiselle Crane 26 



„ CAKUNCULATA . . Wattled Crane 33 



„ LEUCAUCHEN . . White Naped Crane , 35 



„ LEUCOGEEANUS . Asiatic White Crane 38 



„ COLLAEis. . . . Collared Crane 45 



„ ANTIGONE . . . Saras Crane 47 



„ AUSTKALASIANOS . Australian Crane 51 



„ viEiDiEOSTEis. . Mantchurian Crane 53 



„ AMEEICANA . . Whooping Crane 54 



„ COMMUNIS . . Common Crane 59 



„ NiGEicoLLis . . Black necked Crane 70 



„ MONACHA . . . White headed Crane 71 



„ CANADENSIS . . Sandhill Crane 72 



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" }■ . Doubtful species /o 



„ FRATEECULUS) 



Appendix. Convolutions in the Trachea in Birds 81 



Foot of Crane G. antigonc, showing hooked inner claw. Vide p. 2. 



