1 9 2 Cra ne Swan Kingfisher. 



74. The CRANE is another long-necked, long-legged 

 bird, very active, graceful, and intelligent. Like the Stork, 

 it spends its winters in Egypt and other warm countries 

 and its summers further north. Its food is fish, frogs, and 

 vegetables. 



75. The SWAN, which has a long neck and short legs, 



is considered the most grace- 

 ful of swimmers. Both father 

 and mother carry their young 

 on their backs and shelter 

 them under their wings ; and, 

 should the safety of their brood 

 be threatened, they do not 

 hesitate to attack man, horse, 

 fox, dog, or any other aggres- 

 sor. 



76. Swans belong to Europe, 

 Asia and North America ; their 

 food consists chiefly of the 

 roots and bulbs of water plants. 

 It is said that some Swans live 

 as long as an Elephant one 

 hundred years. 



77. The KINGFISHER, 

 like the Gull, pounces 



Blackboard Drawing: King- Upon itS prey at the SUr- 

 fisher; length, 12 inches. c r 



unlike it, it sits alone on a branch which over- 

 hangs the water, while the Gull and the Stormy 

 Petrel skim rapidly and almost unceasingly 

 over the water in search of their food. 



