THE 
NUMIDIAN CRANE. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Bill Strait^ long, sharp-pointed. 
Nostrils linear. 
Tongue pointed. ^ 
Feet tetradactylous. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, ^c, 
Blueish-grey Heron, with black head, neck^ 
and breast, and a snow-white recurved 
crest behind each eye. 
Demoiselle Heron* 
Lath. syn. 
The Demoiselle of Numidia. 
Edw. pL 134. 
Dancing, or Numidian Crane, 
The present species of Heron is a native of many 
parts of Asia and Africa, and is about the size of a 
Crane^ but of a somewhat more slender shape : it is 
not unfrequently brought into this country, where it 
is easily tamed, and exhibits a considerable degree of 
attachment to its possessor. It is remarkable for the 
variety and singular elegance of its attitudes, and may 
be justly considered as one of the most beautiful birds 
of the genus to which it belongs. 
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