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GRUIN^. GRUS. 
thers, and mmpj all the plumage marked with spots of white ; those 
on the neck elongated, on the back, wings, and breast lanceolate. 
Male, 25 1, 41. Female^ 25, 42. Young ^ 23. 
Confined to the Everglades and central parts of Florida, where it is 
resident, but rather rare. Accidental on the Florida Keys. 
h 
Aramus scolopaceus, Bonap. Syn. p. 39. 
Scolopaceous Courlan, Aramus scolopaceus, Bonap. Amer. Om. v. iv. p. Ill- 
Scolopaceous Courlan, Aramus scolopaceus, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 68. 
Scolopaceous Courlan, Aramus scolopaceus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iv. p. 543^ 
FAMILY XXXIV. GRUIN.E. CRANES. 
h 
Bill about the length of the head, straight, depressed at 
the base, compressed toward the end, rather obtuse. Nos- 
trils subbasal, lateral oblong. Head rather small, oblong ; 
neck long ; body large, compressed. Legs long and slender ; 
tibia bare at the lower part ; tarsus sompwhat compressed, 
anteriorly scutellate ; toes rj^^ther long, first short and some- 
what elevated; claws obtuse. Plumage full and rather 
compact. Wings broad, convex, the inner secondaries elon- 
gated and decurved ; tail short, rounded. 
GENUS I. GRUS, Briss. CRANE. 
Bill longer than the head, straight, rather slender, but 
strong, compressed, obtusely pointed ; upper mandible with 
the dorsal line nearly straight, a little concave at the middle, 
slightly declinate toward the tip, the ridge flat and rather 
broad as far as the middle, the sides sloping, towards the 
end convex ; the nasal sinus narrow, bare, and extending to 
nearly two-thirds, the edges direct, thick ; lower mandible 
with the angle narrow and very long, the sides, perpendicular 
at the base, the edges thick, the tip narrow and obtuse. Nos- 
trils subbasal, lateral, oblong, large, pervious. Head small, 
compressed ; neck very long and slender ; body very large, 
but compressed. Feet very long; tibia bare to a great 
extent ; tarsus long, stout, moderately compressed, anterior- 
ly covered with broad decurved scutella ; toes stout, scutel- 
