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FAM. GRUIDZAE 
Characters. The head wholly feathered, The ears covered with a very long tuit of silly 
feathers. Feathers of the lower throat elongated and pendent. Innermost secondaries immensely 
elongated, faleated and pendent. 
Geographical Distribution. The same as that of the only Species. 
1. Anthropoides virgo (Linneus) (Plate 2, Fig. 4). S Europe, Africa to Natal, 
SEY; Bile Tv. (ene 
Ardea virgo Linneus, Syst. Nat. ed. x, 1, p. 141 (1758). S: Ne a es China 
Grus ornata Brehm, Vogelf. p. 291 (1855). and Ne Woclnidl as 
Grus virgo Tegetmeier & Blyth, Nat. Hist. Cranes, p. 26 (188r). 
Anthropotdes virgo Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 23, p. 269 (1804). 
Anthropoides virgo Blaauw, Monog. Cranes, p. 35, pl. 10 (1897). 
Anthropotdes virgo Sharpe, Hand-list Birds Vol. 1, p. 179 (1899). 
7. GENUS BUGERANUS GLOGER 
Bugeranus Gloger, Handb. Naturg., p. 440 (1842). 
Synonym : Laomedontia Reichenbach, Handb. Spec. Orn., p. xxii (1852). 
Type : Bugeranus cavunculatus (Gmelin). 
Characters. The head wholly feathered except at the base of the bill, which is naked 
and warted, A feathered lappet on each side of the throat. Inner secondaries enormously 
produced and pendent. ; 
Geographical Distribution. The same as that of the only Species. 
S. Africa, W. to Congo, 
IE to Shoa and Soma- 
1. Bugeranus carunculatus (Gmelin) (Plate 2, Fig. 5) 
Ardea carunculata Gmelin, Linn, Syst. Nat. ed. xm, 1, p. 643 (1788). F 
: eae 3 : ; liland. 
Ardea palearis Forster, Descr. Anim. p. 47 (1844). 
Grus carunculata Tegetmeier & Blyth, Nat. Hist. Cranes, p. 33 (1881). 
Bugeranus carunculatus Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 23. p. 267 (1804). 
Anthropordes carunculata Blaauw, Monog. Cranes, }). 45, pl. 12 (1897). 
Bugeranus carunculatus Sharpe, Hand list Birds Vol..1, p. 178 (1899). 
8. GENUS PSEUDOGERANUS SHARPE 
Pseudogeranus Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, Vol. 1, p. xxxvi (1893). 
Type : Pseudogeranus leuchauchen (Yemminck). 
Characters, Forehead, base of the bill and region round the eyes devoid of feathers, 
the naked skin extending behind the ears, which are covered by a patch of feathers moderate in 
length as in Antigone, Inner secondaries moderately lengthened and pendent. 
Geographical Distribution. The same as that of the only Species. 
1. Pseudogeranus leucauchen (Temminck) (Plate 2, Fig. 6). E. Siberia, Corea, N. I. 
Grus leucauchen Vemminck, Pl. Col. Vol. 5, pl. 449 (1838). Sarasa 
Scops wipio Gray, Gen. Birds Vol. 3, p. 553 (1845). 
Grus leucauchen Vegetmeier & Blyth, Nat. Hist. Cranes, p. 35 (1881). 
Pseudogeyvanus leucauchen Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 23, p. 266 (1894). 
Anthyropoides leucauchen Blaauw, Monog. Cranes, p. 49, pl. 13 (1897). 
Pseudogeranus lencauchen Sharpe, Hand-list Birds Vol. 1, p. 178 (1899). 
