. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. CRANES, RAILS, ETC.—Order Paludicolae. CRANES—Family Gruidx. WHOOPING CRANE. 204. Onia aniericmia. Plumage white, with black primaries; the Inner wing feathers greatly lengthened, making a flowing train. Head of adult, largely bare, carmine colored, and with a few black halr-Uke feathers; eye yellow; bill and legs black. Young birds are whitish, mixed with gray. These great birds are not uncommon on the prairies of Interior America, where they fre- quent the edges of marshes and sloughs. They are very wary birds an(' their grea
. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. CRANES, RAILS, ETC.—Order Paludicolae. CRANES—Family Gruidx. WHOOPING CRANE. 204. Onia aniericmia. Plumage white, with black primaries; the Inner wing feathers greatly lengthened, making a flowing train. Head of adult, largely bare, carmine colored, and with a few black halr-Uke feathers; eye yellow; bill and legs black. Young birds are whitish, mixed with gray. These great birds are not uncommon on the prairies of Interior America, where they fre- quent the edges of marshes and sloughs. They are very wary birds an(' their great height enables them to see anyone a long way off, above the marsh grass. They were formerly found en the South Atlantic coast, but are now extremely rare there. Notes.—A loud whooping scream. Nest.—On the ground, usually In marshes; It is a bulky mass of grass and weeds, with the hollowed top a foot or more above the gioimd. The two eggs that they lay are brownish butf, spotted with brown. ( X ); May, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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