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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



CROWNED CRANE. 



PARADISE CRANE. 



eastern United States, but once was fairly common through- 

 out the Mississippi valley. In captivity this bird often in- 

 dulges in some very droll antics at times actually dancing. 

 The adult males are often quite pugnacious, and inclined to 

 attack those who go near them, and all visitors are warned 

 not to go within striking distance of them. Children espe- 

 cially should not be permitted to climb over the guard wires, 

 and approach close up to the cranes' fences. 



The Sarus Crane, of the plains and sand-bars of northern 

 India, (Antigone antigone), greatly resembles our sandhill 

 crane, but is a much larger bird. This also is a quarrelsome 

 species, and in captivity individuals are inclined to be cruel 

 toward each other. 



The Asiatic White Crane, (Sarcogeranus leucogeranus), is 

 like a modest understudy to our whooping crane, in all 

 respects save the elevated tail-crest. It is a bird of wide 

 distribution. 



