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In the Creek back of the Deer Park are usually a number of 
birds, some of which are placed in different buildings during 
the winter. 
The Australian Crane, or Native Companion (^Grus 
australasiana), Australia. 
The Sandhill Crane (^Grus canadensis), North America. 
The Wood Ibis {^Tantalus loculator), Southern United 
States. 
The White Ibis (^Ibis alba), Gulf States. 
The Common Bittern {Botaurus minor). North America. 
The Night Heron {Nyctiardea grisea). United States. 
The Great White Egret {Ardea egrelta). Southern 
United States. 
The Great Blue Heron (^Ardea herodias). North 
America. 
The Least Bittern {Ar delta exilis). United States. 
These all belong to the order Grallatores, or Wading Birds. 
In ihem the legs are usually of great length, and are com- 
monly bare of feathers for some distance above the tarsal 
joint; the neck is, in most species, of length proportioned to 
the legs. The order is a very extensive one, containing nu- 
merous forms distributed all over the world. 
The Fulmar Petrel <yFuhnaris glacialis), the Laughing 
Gull (Larus atricillcC), and the Great Black-backed Gull 
{Larus marinus), are members of the order Gavidce, and are 
found along the coast of the Atlantic States ; the former has 
a very extensive range to the north. 
THE ALLIGATOR. 
