THE WADING AND SWIMMING BIRDS. 



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and white colors of 

 the plumage of its 

 body, makes it a 

 very conspicuous 

 bird in its flight. 



285. The general 

 shape of the Crane 

 family you see ex- 

 emplified in the 

 common Crane, 



Fig. i4i). Lapwing. Fig. 141, which is 



found over a large part of Europe, Asia, and Africa. In 

 the summer it is found in the north of Europe and Asia, 



Fig. 141. Crane. 



but in winter it migrates to India, to Egypt, and other 

 parts of Africa. It flies to a great height, and even when 

 almost out of sight its hoarse cry is audible. It feeds on 

 frogs, snails, worms, and grain. It is about three or four 

 feet in length. There is a singular species of Crane in 

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