2 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
Tt was once the barbarous cuftom to breed up 
Cranes to be hunted in this manner, and young , 
ones were taken from the neft and trained for 
- this cruel diverfion. 
- Cranes may be tamed and taught to jaa or 
~ walk very gravely, to put themfelves into many 
Seam, and to dance to mufic. 
Though they live very much upon grain, yet 
ma prefer worms and infects; for this: reafon 
they frequent marfhy fituations. © | 
The feathers of the Crane are in general of an 
-afh colour, the quill feathers of the wings are 
black. | | : 
From the pinion of each wing ibers grows an 
- elegant tuft of loofe feathers, like hairs, curled at 
the end. The Crane can raife them when it 
pleafes, but in general thefe feathers fall in a | 
~ very graceful manner over the tail. ‘They were 
_ formerly fet in gold, anid worn as ornaments in 
Ds oe | | 
The forchead is ere with black down or 
hairs. The hind part of the head is red and fe 
or has only a few fcattered hairs. | 
The Crane roofts upon one leg. wea) 
Plutarch fays, that they were blinded and kept 
in coops to be fattened 23 the great men in 
Rome. 
Young 
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