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that of Grus collaris (Temminck, Planches Coloriees, text to 

 no. 449) ; and in 1854 that of Antigone montignesia (Bonaparte, 

 Compt. Rend, xxxviii. p. 661) . 



The Sacred Crane is found in all the Japanese Islands. It has 

 been recorded from Yezzo as late as January (Blakiston and Pryer, 

 Trans. As. Soc. Japan, 1882, p. 121 ; erroneously called Grus leu- 

 cauchen). Mr. Einger sent an example from Nagasaki (Seebohm, 

 Ibis, 1884, p. 178), but for some reason or other, possibly its sacred 

 character, it was not obtained by the Siebold Expedition. 



The Sacred Crane breeds in Eastern Siberia and Japan (David and 

 Oustalet, Ois. de la Chine, p. 436), but is supposed to be only a 

 winter visitor to China. 



356. GRUS LEUCAUCHEN. 



(WHITE-NAPED CRANE.) 



Cfrus lenicauchen, Temminck, Planches Colorizes, no. 449 (1827). 



The White-naped Crane is a grey bird, vvith the crown, nape, hind 

 neck, and upper throat white. It is the only Crane in which the 



Grus leucauchen. 



white on the crown is continued along the hind neck to the mantle 

 but not beyond. 



Figures : Tegetmeier, Nat. Hist. Cranes, p. 36. 



