. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 1*1 CRANE. *93 (kin with a few black hairs covered the head and the top of the neck } all the plu- mage was of a blackiih adi-colour, only ra- ther lighter on the neck ; the thighs and legs were reddifh. In all thei'e features, no very precife fpecific difference can be traced ; yet Edwards reckons his Greater Indian Crane as quite a dilVm6l bird from that of VVil- lughby, and what mo(l of all induces him to entertain the opinion is the great dif- ference of fize: and
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. 1*1 CRANE. *93 (kin with a few black hairs covered the head and the top of the neck } all the plu- mage was of a blackiih adi-colour, only ra- ther lighter on the neck ; the thighs and legs were reddifh. In all thei'e features, no very precife fpecific difference can be traced ; yet Edwards reckons his Greater Indian Crane as quite a dilVm6l bird from that of VVil- lughby, and what mo(l of all induces him to entertain the opinion is the great dif- ference of fize: and we might agree with him, did not the European Cranes vaiy widely in that refped §. Tl^is Crane is probably the lame with that which inha- bits the Eall of Afia oppofite to Japan [|, and which migrates in winter into Judca, and even defcend-s into Chiiw, where thefe birds are numerous *. % It feems impofltUJe to draw any pertain LioneluHon from the following pailage of Marco Polo. «⦠Near the coaJls of ihe Ciaoiganians Ave fofts of Cranes : Tome have black wings like Raveos; others are very white with golden fpangles on their plumage, as in Peacocks tails ; others are like ours, And others ftrll are fmalier, Kut have their feathers very long and beautiful intermingled with red and black colour; thole of the fifth kind are gray, having red and black eyes, and thefe are very ; 11 The Cranes are feen in Siberin among the Jakutej, Innumerable flocks appear in the plain of Mangafea, on the Jenifca. Gmel. ⢠** The Cranes are very numerous in China ; thJs bird accommodates itfelf to all climates. It is eafily tamed, and even learns to dance. Its flelh is reckoned very good food.'* Htfi, Gtn. dfi Voyage$i torn* vi. p. 487. u 3 To. â 'â 'V mm It r ,,,,,.-v>'' â¢' ,. J .'1.' * 'jiJlliK 4'>â â ⢠r â 'â¢>!â¢:â¢:;â¢Â«!'/ 1,. fii. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhan
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