ILLUSTRATIONS OF FOREIGN OOLOGY. 
‘Coolen’ (Grus cinerea), and the Kakarra, Kurrounch, or Kur- 
concha (Gr. virgo), which are there known as winter visitants only, 
both being far more abundant than the native Saras. The beautiful 
White Crane (Gr. leucogeranos), though found in Affghanistan, 
does not appear to reach India in its migrations, and our corres- 
pondent doubts the distinctness of Gr. torquatus, Vieillot, from Gr. 
antigone. At least he states his belief that there are but three 
species of Crane in India proper, and of these the Kakarra (which . 
erroneously is termed ‘ Coolen’ by most sportsmen) or Demoiselle, 
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does not appear to visit Lower Bengal, though common in parts of 
the Peninsula and in Western India, and as we are also informed, 
upon the churro or alluvial islands, high up the Brahmaputra, occur- 
ring there in flocks of hundreds, mingled with Gir. cinerea, whereas 
Gr. antigone is observed in pairs, or small flocks of six or eight 
only, and as we understand, always apart from the other species. 
All three are numerous in some districts during the cold season, as 
in Behary, where Buchanan Hamilton states them to be the most 
destructive birds: to the crops.* They do not however feed solely 
aiaae but will pick up Quails, and probably any other small 
ase animal that comes within their reach, as do the Bustards 
lei Mr, Elliot mentions finding a quail’s egg entire in the 
stomach of the great Indian Bustard. 'The gizzard of the Cranes is 
a muscular ; and the general anatomy allies them rather 
Ss ctrny ee and Plover grand series (the Pressirostres and Longi- 
satiate eee than to the Ardeadee (or Cultrirostres of Cuvier); 
ava eae is cau out by the egg, which in all the yeritable 
ply Hh Se icine spotless,t dull white, buff, or pale blue; and 
€ activity of the chick at an early age, when th f 
the Ardeade if y age, when the young 0 
k are helpless. Our friend informs us, that he has 
nown the Sdras t : ae » that he 
as to be bred in captivit d 
captured chick, when very v puvity, and that he has seen a 
eet eiciedpens pres wets young, which would follow any one for 
of this young Sérag eee case: Till nearly grown, the head 
RCTER NI epee tke was fully feathered, the same as in young 
headed birds ; and ‘he No vultures, and we believe all other bare- 
rests onl ‘ € distinction of the subdivision Anthropoides 
my on the permanently f Lf ai 
tion of th, : y feathered head and greater elonga- 
€ tertiary plumes, charact : ° 
? ers of the most trivial import, 
Montgomery Martin’s 
“ History of : 4 
+ The _tistory of Eastern India,” i, 22 
os °8 of the Spoonbill is spotted.—W. J. pra es 
