ORDER PALUDlCOLvC, 



CRANES, RAILS, LIMPKINS. 

 Suborder GRUKS. CRANES. 



Family GRUID.^. Cranes. 



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Whooping Crane. 



Special Characters : Size, large ; lores, with hair-like bristles ; bill, 

 over 3 inches long; wing, over i6 inches; tarsus, over 7 inches; toes, 



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