. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . Grus amencanus. the interior of North America from the fur countries south to Texas andMexico, and is supposed to be occasionally found in Florida. I have nevermet with it in Florida and it must be considered a rare bird in the breeds from Illinois northward, the eggs being two, pale grayish green,blotched and marked with dark brown. KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. QRUS HEXICANA (J/?>7/.).Sandhill irus mexicana. Adult: Having the bare skin on tlie top of tlie head deep red
. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . Grus amencanus. the interior of North America from the fur countries south to Texas andMexico, and is supposed to be occasionally found in Florida. I have nevermet with it in Florida and it must be considered a rare bird in the breeds from Illinois northward, the eggs being two, pale grayish green,blotched and marked with dark brown. KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. QRUS HEXICANA (J/?>7/.).Sandhill irus mexicana. Adult: Having the bare skin on tlie top of tlie head deep red; general plumage brownishgray, sometimes biiffy gray on the back : legs , 46; Wing, ; Tarsus, 10 : Bill, This species ranges throughout the southern lialf of North America,being common in Florida and some parts of Georgia. It breeds commonlyin Florida, the nest being a pile of sticks sometimes built in the middle ofa shallow pond, and again the bird simph^ deposits the eggs in some openpiece of dry ground with no attempt at a nest. The eggs are two in number,grayish olive marked with dark brown. The note of the Sandhill Cranesomewhat resembles the sounds made by the blocks when hoisting sail on avessel. KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 263 Suborder Ralli. Rails, Gallinules, Coots, etc. Family Courlans. Genus ARAMUS Vieill. ARAMAS GIGANTEUS (Bonap.).Limpkin. General plumage dark olive brown striped with white, the stripes on the body being mucliheavier than those on the head
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