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is reported by M. Nordmann to have been seen occa- 

 sionally in Russia. I do not, however, think it ought 

 to be included in the European list. It is a larger 

 bird than G. leucogerana, standing upwards of five feet. 

 It has the head and upper half of the neck naked, 

 and in plumage is bluish grey, with the first primaries 

 black. 



In India, G. antigone is found in great numbers in 

 the cold seasons. Unlike the Common Crane, it appears 

 in pairs like G. leucogerana. An interesting description 

 of its habits and nidification is given by Captain Irby, 

 (Ibis, vol. iii., p. 242.) 



It forms an immense nest of grass and rushes in the 

 centre of large jheels, in which, in June, it lays two 

 eggs, some of which are spotted with red at the larger 

 end, while others are pure white. They are very tame, 

 easily reared by the hand, and very amusing in their 

 habits. " The flesh is like that of the goose, and makes 

 capital soup; the liver is considered a rarity." 



