. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 262 KET AND BESCBIPTION. less covered by rusty patches, espe- cially on the back. (White Crane.) Length, 50 ; wing, 24 (22-26) ; tail, 9; tarsus, 11 J; culmeii, 6| (o-Q). Interior of North America; breeding from Illinois north to the Arctic regions, and wintering in the Gulf States. 2. Little Brown Crane (205. Grus canadensis). — Almost exactly like the next, but smaller, the general color being slaty or brownish gray. Length, 35; wing, 18J (17-20) ; tail, 7; tars
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 262 KET AND BESCBIPTION. less covered by rusty patches, espe- cially on the back. (White Crane.) Length, 50 ; wing, 24 (22-26) ; tail, 9; tarsus, 11 J; culmeii, 6| (o-Q). Interior of North America; breeding from Illinois north to the Arctic regions, and wintering in the Gulf States. 2. Little Brown Crane (205. Grus canadensis). — Almost exactly like the next, but smaller, the general color being slaty or brownish gray. Length, 35; wing, 18J (17-20) ; tail, 7; tarsus, 7J; culmen, 3J (3-4J). Western North America; breeding in the northern portions and migrating southward, mainly west of the Mississippi into the western United States and Mexico. Whooping Crane 3. Sandhill Crane (206. Q^nis mexi- rAna).—A very large, slaty to brownish-gray crane, with the whole top of the head bare of feathers, but covered with black hairs on a dull reddish skin. The plumage is more or less washed with rusty. The young has the head entirely feathered, and the plumage brown, extensively washed with rusty. During the early spring these birds jump about in the most ludicrous manner, as though danc- ing an Indian war .dance, and they stop only when exhausted. (Brown Crane.) Length, 44; wing, 21f (21-22J); tail, 9 ; tarsus, lOJ; culmen, 5J (5-6). South- ern half of North America, rare on the Atlantic coast except in Georgia and Florida; breeding locally throughout, even north to Manitoba. Sandhill Crane ^^_ 1 1^ %> ^ T, -^ iKii*-> -^. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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