312 A HAND-BOOK OF THE MANAGEMENT OF ANIMALS 



(321) THE LARGE WHITE, OR THE SNOW-WREATH 

 OEANE. 



(GRITS LEUCOGEKANUS— Pall.) 

 Hindi — Care-Kur. Tunhi in Oudh. 



Except the quills, which are black, the whole plumage is white ; 

 the naked skin of the face red ; legs and feet red ; the red is duller in 

 immature specimens, and very intense and bright in adult during the 

 breeding season. 



Hab. — Afghanistan, Eastern Turkestan, various parts of Siberia. 

 Mongolia, Manchuria, and Japan, and rarely North China ; it visits 

 India as a winter migrant, and is generally confined to several districts 

 of the North- Western Provinces, and to the lakes and rivers of the 

 Himalayas. 



Length of life in captivity. 



Specimens have been living since 1882. 



(322) THE WHITE-NECKED CEANE. 

 (GRUS LEUCAUCHEN— Temm.) 



Of a brownish slaty grey colour ; the head and the upper part of the 

 neck white. 



Hab. — Japan. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 Two years and six months ; the death was caused by some accident. 



(323) THE MANCHURIAN CRANE. 



(GRUS VIRIDIROSTRIS— Vieill.) 



It resembles the kulung or common crane, but differs from it 

 in having a green bill and black legs ; in immature specimens the 

 green of the bill is dull. 



Hab. — North China. 



Length of life in captivity. 



Nearly three years ; the specimens exhibited never assumed proper 

 plumage or looked happy. 



(324) THE DEMOISELLE CRANE. 



(GRUS VIRGO— Linn.) 

 Hindi — Karkarra. 

 Description. — Head, neck, and elongated plumes of the breast black ; 

 a tuft of white feathers extend backwards from each eye ; the general 



