4 GRUES 
Grus lilfordi Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 23, p. 252 (1894). 
Grus communis Blaauw (part.), Monog. Cranes, p. 1 (1897). 
Grus lilferdé Sharpe, Hand-list Birds Vol. 1, p. 176 (1899). 
3. Grus canadensis canadensis ( Linneus). N. E. Siberia, Arctic 
Ardea canadensis \.inneus, Syst. Nat ed. x, 1, p. 141 (1858). peas W. United 
Grus fusca Vieillot, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat. Vol. 13, p. 558 (1817). ete S 
Grus fraterculus Baird, Cassin & Lawrence, Birds N. Am., p. 596 (1858). 
Grus canadensis Veyetmeier & Blyth (part.), Nat. Hist. Cranes, p. 72 (1581). 
Grus canadensis Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 23, p. 256 (1894). 
Grus canadensis Blaauw (part.), Monog. Cranes, p. 21 (1897). 
Grus canadensis Sharpe, Hand-list Birds Vol. 1, }. 177 (189q). 
Grus nicdieckt Reichenow, Ornit. Monatsber. Vol. 14, p. 256 (1906). 
4. Grus canadensis mexicana (P. L. S. Miller). United States to Mexico 
Ardea (Grus) mexicana P. L. S Muller, Syst. Nat. Suppl., p. 110 (1776). 
Grus poliophaa \Wagler, Syst. Av. Grus sp. 7 (1827). 
Grus americana Gray (part.), Gen. Birds Vol. 3, p. 352 (1845). 
Grus cinerea longirostris Temminck & Schlegel, Faun. Jap., p. 117, pl. 72 (1850). 
Grus canadensis Vegetmeier & Blyth (part.), Nat. Hist. Cranes, p. 72 (1881). 
Grus mexicana Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 23, p. 254 (1804). 
Grus canadensts Blaauw (part.), Monog. Cranes, p. 21 (1897). 
Grus mexteana Sharpe, Hand-list Birds Vol. 1, p. 176 (1899). 
5. Grus monachus lemminck. li, Siberia, China. Japan. 
Grus monachus Temminck, Pl. Col. Vol. 5, pl. 555 (1835). 
Grus monacha Tegetmeier & Blyth, Nat. Hist. Cranes, p. 71 (1581). 
Grus monachus Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 23, p. 257 (1894). 
Grus monachus Blaauw, Monog. Cranes, p. 15, pl. 4 (1897). 
Gius monachus Sharpe, Hand-list Birds Vol. 1, p. 177 (1899). 
6. Grus nigricollis Prjevalsky. S. W. China. 
Grus nigricollis Prjevalsky, Mong. Tang. Vol. 2, p. 135 (1876). 
Grus nigricollis Prjevalsky, Rowley’s Orn. Misc. Vol. 2, p. 436. pl. g (1877). 
Grus nigricollis Tegetmeier & Blyth, Nat. Hist. Cranes, p. 7o, pl. (1881). 
Grus nigricollis Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus, Vol. 23, p. 258 (1894). 
Grus nigricollis Blaauw, Monog. Cranes, p. 8, pl. 2 (1897). 
Grus nigricollis Sharpe, Hand-list Birds Vol. 1, p. 177 (1890). 
7. Grus japonensis (P. L. S. Miller). E. Siberia, Corea, China, 
Ardea (Grus) japonensis P. L. S. Muller, Syst. Nat. Suppl , p.110 (1776). Japan. 
Antigone montignesia Bonaparte, C. R. Ac. Sc. Vol. 38, p. 661 (1854). 
Grus leucogeranus Dylbowsky & Parvex. Journ. f. Orn, 1868, p. 337. 
Grus viridirostris Tegetmeier & Blyth, Nat. Hist. Cranes, p. 53 (1881). 
Grus japonensis Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 23, p. 258 (1894). 
Grus japonensis Blaauw, Monog. Cranes, p 2, pl. 3 (1897). 
Grus Japonensis Sharpe, Hand-list Birds Vol. 1, p. 177 (18q9). 
2. GENUS LIMNOGERANUS SHARPE 
Limnogeranus Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Oinit. Club, Vol. 1, p. xxxvu (1893). 
Type : Limnogeranus americanus (Linneeus). 
Characters, Crown of head, forehead, cheeks and lores wholly devoid of feathers. 
Forehead provided with hair-like black bristles which hide the skin. Similar bristles on cheeks 
and lores but less numerous. Skin of the crown completely naked and flesh-coloured. Inner 
secondaries lengthened, pointed, decomposed and pendent, 
