FAMILY GRUIDJ3. CRANES. 



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ORDER PALUDECOUE. 



Cranes, Rails, Courlans. 



FAfllLY QRUID^E. 



Cranes. 



Bill, over 3 inches long; wing, over 16 inches; tarsus, over 7 inches; 

 toes, four, no comb-like edge on inner side of middle toe nail ; hind toe, 

 elevated above level of front toes. 



General plumage, white ; 

 primaries, black ; wing, over 

 20 inches long (carpus to tip) ; 

 immature birds are more or less 

 buff. Grus americana. 



Whooping Crane. 

 See No. 161. 



General plumage, slaty 

 gray ; bare skin, on head of 

 'adult ; red, in life ; immature 

 birds are brownish ; wing, from 

 15 to 22 inches long. 

 Grus mexicana. 



Sandhill Crane. 

 See No. 163. 



Whooping Crane. 



