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a peculiar arrangement of tlie windpipe ; this tube 

 is coiled up like a rope and lodged in a hollow 

 space in the breastbone or sternum. This converts 

 the windpipe into a powerful trumpet. Crowned cranes 

 differ from other members of the crane family by 



The Kavirondos have great respect for Crowned Cra]ies and 

 tolerate them in the villages merely for their beauty. These 

 birds are as tame as fowls in a barn-yard. 



possessing a straight windpi])e. Everyone who has 

 watched the antics of this bird has probably noticed 

 that it puffs the upper part of the neck when dancing, 

 'i'hi.s swelling of the neck is due to iniiation of tlie 

 distensdile pharynx with air. 



'I'lie Kavirondos have great respect for crowned 



