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THE AUSTRALIAN CRANE. 
The Australian Crane, or Native Companion (Grits 
australasiana), Australia. 
The Whooping Crane (Grus americana), North America. 
The Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis,) North America. 
The Wood Ibis (Tantalus loculator ), Southern United 
States. 
The White Ibis (Ibis alba), Gulf States. 
The Scarlet Ibis (Ibis rubra), South America. 
The Common Bittern (Botaurus minor). North America. 
The Night Heron (Nyctiardea grisea), United States. 
The Great White Egret (Ardea egretta), Southern 
United States. 
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), North Amer¬ 
ica. 
The Little Blue Heron (Ardea ccerulea), Southern 
United States. 
The Least Bittern (Ardetta exilis), United States. 
These all belong to the order Grallaiores, or Wading Birds. 
In them 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. 
