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Book names.—American swan, American whistling swan, common American swan. 
cygne américain, cygne d’Amérique (American swan), cygne au bec rouge (red- 
billed swan), cygne sauvage (wild swan). 
181. Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator 1°@). 
Range.—Interior and western North America. Breeds from the Rocky Mountains to western shore of 
Hudson Bay and from the Arctic Ocean to about latitude 60°, sporadically to British Columbia and 
Wyoming; formerly bred south to Indiana, Missouri, and Nebraska, and casually west to Fort Yukcn: 
winters from southern Indiana and southern Illinois south to Texas, and from southern British Columbia 
to southern California; casual in migration in the Rocky Mountain region of United States; accidental in 
New York and Delaware. Now ofrare occurrence nearly everywhere. 
Vernacular names.—In general use: Swan, wild swan. Jn local use: Bugler (Oreg.); 
Cyene (swan) (La.). 
Book names.—Cygne au bec noir (black-billed swan), cygne criard (whooper swan). 
181.1 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). 
Range.—Breeds in northern and central Europe and central Asia, winters from the Mediterranean region 
to India; introduced and established on the Hudson River, near Rhinebeck, N.Y. 
Names.—In English called swan, mute swan, or wild swan; and in French, cygne 
sauvage (wild swan). 
Order PALUDICOLAE: Cranes, Rails, and Coots. 
Faminy GRUIDAE: CRANES. 
204. Whooping Crane (Leucogeranus americanus 1"). 
Range.—North America. Bred formerly from northern Mackenzie (N. W. T.) south to Illinois and Iowa; 
now mainly restricted to southern Mackenzie and northern Saskatchewan: in migration formerly not 
rare on the Atlantic coast from New England to Florida and casual west to Colorado and Idaho; winters 
from the Gulf States to central Mexico. 
VERNACULAR NAMES. 
In general use.—None. 
In local use.—Big white crane (Fla.); flying sheep (Man.); grue blanche (white 
crane) (la.); stork (N. J., Fla., La.); white crane (Ky., Fla., Iowa, Alta., Man., 
S. Dak., Nebr.); whooper (Fla.); whooping crane (S. C., Fla., Miss., Tex., Alta., 
ATAZ.) 
Geographic ind*x.—Alta., white crane, whooping crane; A7iz., whooping crane; 
Fla., big white crane, stork, white crane, whooper, whooping crane; Jowa, white 
crane; Ky., white crane; La., grue blanche, stork; Man., flying sheep, white crane; 
Miss., whooping crane; Nebr., white crane; NV. J., stork; S. C., whooping crane; 
S. Dak., white crane; Tex., whooping crane. 
BOOK NAMES. 
Great white crane, grue d’Amérique (American crane), large brown crane (for the 
immature), white sandhill crane. 
205. Little Brown Crane ( Megalornis canadensis **). 
Range.—North America. Breeds from northern Alaska, Melville Island, and Boothia Peninsula south 
to central Alaska, southern Mackenzie (N. W. T.), and central Keewatin (N. W. T.); migrates through 
the interior of the United States, and winters south to Texas and Jalisco, Mexico; casual west to California. 
VERNACULAR NAMES. 
In general use.—None. Be ae 
In local use.—Brown crane (Wash.); crazy crane (Miss.); kranich (crane) (Mo.); 
little blue crane (Nebr.); little brown crane (Wis., Ark., Alta., Wash., Oreg.); little 
browns (Tex.); sandhill crane (Alaska, B. C., Wash., Calif.); small crane (Nebr.); 
wild turkey, orsimply turkey (Sask., Alta., Man.). 
Geographic index.— Alaska, sandhill crane; Alta., turkey, wild turkey; Ar~., little 
brown crane; B. C., sandhill crane; Calif., sandhill crane; Man., turkey, wild turkey; 
Miss., crazy crane; Mo., kranich; Nebr., little blue crane, small crane; Oreg., little 
brown crane; Sask., turkey, wild turkey; Tez., little browns; Wash., brown crane, 
little brown crane, sandhill crane; W7s., little brown crane. 
BOOK NAMES. 
Grue du Canada (Canada crane), northern brown crane, northern sandhill crane. 
16d Clor buccinator. 17 Crus americana. 13 Grus canadensis. 
