GRU 
tion of two tones in juxta-pofition to each other, with a 
clofe on the note immediately beneath the lower of them. 
This is nee chief grace both in vocal and inftrumental per- 
forman 
GRUS, in Antiquity, a dance performed yearly by the 
young Athenians, around the temple of Apollo, onthe day 
of the Delia. 
ed by Thele 
,» in thts, a Foie paige ans not vifible 
in our a The number of ftars is conftellation, 
—e to Mr. Sharp’s Dane is ‘te See ConsTEL- 
LATIO 
dam in Ornithology, afamily of the ae - Heron ge- 
f Buffon, and cranes of Englifh authors. 
grues having only the middle and outer toe connected 
mbrane, while in the eee the three anterior toes are 
united by a common membra The grues agree, in the 
{tructure of the feet, with ha tae and differs in the inter- 
nal conformation of the body ; the grues having a double 
ocecum, the herons only one ; the er are alfo larger, 
and rather diffimilar in their manners of life 
confine the term gruesentirely to the cranes, a tribe known, 
according to Gmelin, by the baldnefs of the head ; others 
adopt it in amore general manner, includin "e among the 
grues the demoifelle, or Numidian crane, alfo the 
crowned or Pavo 
crefted. See Heron. 
a 
Species. | 
‘Virco. Behind each eye a tuft of <a _— pendent t 
' feathers. Ardea virgo, Linn. e de Numidie, ou de- 
— Briff. Numidian crane, vn fin Demoifelle of Nu- 
iay Edwards. 
A large , being about t three feet three inches in 
length ; the bill ftraight, yellowith, with the bafe green, and 
tip red 3 ; irides crimfon; head, and primary quill-feathers 
black ; 
over the eyes turned back, and  igrweag ; body blueifh- 
afh ; crown cinereous ; head, neck, t t, br eaft, and legs 
black. This beautiful bird is Sed te rica and Afia, 
and is frequently kept in setae: enageries, being of a 
difpofition, me fo eafily inured to our climates and 
the rigours of confinement as to breed in that ftate of cap- 
tivity, Its natural food is fifh, worms, infects, and the 
finaller kinds of re 
rept 
Pavonia. Crett briftly, ereé& ; temples with two naked 
tles. Ardea Pavonia, Linn. ‘oifeau Royal, Brifl. 
Balearic crane, Ray. Crowne African crane, Edwards. 
‘Crowned heron, 
The fize of yhred is Saal to that of the common 
heron 5 the bill two 
idney-thaped 
SS ee the plumage generally blueifh-afh; wing- 
tet pea ten reddifh, thofe next the be 
tail and greater quill-feathers black ; and the 
aaa acini ds Rc Scene tes 
2 
"feathers of the breatt long aid pendulous ; creft lo 
GRU 
in the male are black ; in the former the wattles are wantingy, 
and the Jang feathers on the breait. lefs confpicuous, This, 
me bird inhabits Lig So: and is often kept in our me- 
nageries 3 1 e ftate, worms, reptiles, and vegeta- 
bles conftitute its chief food; it runs and flies well, and 
often fleeps on one leg. The flefh is faid to be very 
to 
NADENSIS. Forehead naked and papillous ; ; body ci- 
nereous ; wings teftaceous on the outfide. Ardea Canaden- 
fisy Linn.. La grue dela ig d' Hudfon, Brifl. Blue crane, 
Phil. Tranf. Brown a osres a "ed cranes Edwa rds, 
Brown crane, Lath. 
wings ed coe saith eae. quill-feathers dark. 
brown ; legs black. 
Inhabits North America, is of the migratory kind, and 
eeds on.corn andinfects. The flefh is in fome efteem. A 
fuppofed variety is defcribed of a cinereous colour, with the 
greater quill-feathers black. 
Grus. Hind-head papillous ;* cap and spill feats 
black ; body cinereous; innermoft tail-feather jagged 
Ardea grus, Linn. &c. La grue, Brill. Crane, ay), 
&c. 
The crane isa bird of confiderable  fize, one weighing 
ten pounds, and a in length above five feet: the bill is 
and a quarter long, the c ola greenifl- 
lack ; the focehest to the middle of the crown covered with 
black down or hair, the hind part of the head bare and 
red, with a few feattered hairs on the nape, and below this 
a bare afh-coloured {pace ; temples and upper parts of the 
neck white ; general colour of the plumage grey ; the legs 
Ze. 
nian heron, in beh which ade head is black. 
This {pecies inhabits various : parts of Europe and Afia,y 
rig in ee towards the este ane in the winter. 
s far as Bri- 
reat havock. A variety, the 
with the lower part of the neck and a ae tices 
defcribed asa native of Japan. 
AMERICANA. Crown, nape, and naked temples papil- 
ous ; front, nape, - sarah 3 ace haps pee 
white. Arde ‘a Amer Lin gomeCe a nee 
rique, Brifl. La on a Buff. pa cranes 
oe 
e of North America ; the length four fect fix inches ; 
bill yellowith, and ferrated at the tip ; crown red, cov vered 
with black hair, head beneath as far as the lower jaw red 5 5 
legs black. The fpe cies inhabits marthes, and feeds 0 
worms and infe&s 
ANTIGONE. Naked ; head and papillous collar reds 
y cinereous; primary quill-feathers black. Linn. Le 
de Orientales, Brifl. Greater Indian crane ; Ed- 
A larger bird than the common The bill green- 
ith yellow, with dufky tip ; irides re re ddith hazel ; Cee 
of the head and fpot 
Tabbite Tad ables lege re “ phe a 
nhabits la an s 0 to 
wellern extremity of the Go es A variety of 
0 foes rather lefs in fize, is sou 3 in the Eaft Indiess — 
tees which is blueifh-ath ; the bill and tail blacks 
sdufky. Another bats recently dilearetss in 
Wales, has the bill and lower part 
