Cranes and Limpkin. 
204. Whooping Crane (Grus americana). L. 50. 
Ads. White; skin of top of head dull red; primaries 
black. Yung. Head feathered, plumage more or less 
washed with rusty. 
Range.—Interior of North America: breeds from_northern Missis- 
sippi Valley north to Arctic regions’ winters from Gulf States south- 
ward. 
205. Little Brown Crane (Grus canadensis). L. 35. 
W. 18;B. 4. Ads. Skin of top of head dull red; 
plumage brownish gray. Yng. Head feathered, 
plumage with more or less rusty. 
Range.—'‘Northern North America from Hudson Bay to Alaska, 
migrating south through western United States east of Rocky 
Mountains to Mexico.”” (Ridgway.) 
“~ 206. Sandhill Crane (Grus mexicana). Similar to 
No. 205, but larger. L. 44: W. 20;B.5. Notes. A 
loud, sonorous, grating, Avrrow, repeated five or more 
times. 
Range.— North America; breeds locally from Texas, Cuba, Florida 
north through Mississippi Valley to Manitoba, British Columbia, and 
Oregon; winters from northern California and Gulf States southward. 
207. Limpkin (Arvamus giganteus). L.28. Ads. 
Glossy olive-brown, arpa with white; wings and 
tail more bronzy. Notes. A loud wah-ree-ow, repeated 
and the last note prolonged into a wail. 
Range.—Central America and West Indies north to southern Texas 
and Florida. 
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