THE CROWNED CRANE. 
Among the various species of Cranes, the 
Crowned Crane, which is about the size of the 
Common Crane, is conspicuous : its head is or- 
namented with a fine crest, composed of a sort 
of feathers, each of which is barbed, or bris- 
tled, in a singular manner, throughout its whole 
extent. The plumage of this Crane is of a 
dark greenish grey. It is a native of Africa, 
and the Cape de Verd Islands. Cranes are 
migratory ; and in winter, quit the northern 
parts of the world for more southern and 
warmer countries. They are very easily tamed, 
and have been known to attain a great age in 
a domesticated state. A singular instance of 
the attachment of a Brown Crane to its com- 
panion, has been recorded by the talented Mrs. 
Bowdich. One of a pair, which were kept by 
a gentleman in England, having died, the other 
was, apparently, so affected by the loss of its 
fellow-prisoner, that but little hope was enter- 
