. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 120. i;;o CRANES, RAILS, ETC.—Order Paludicolse CRANES—Family Gruids WHOOPING CRANE 204. Urns uiu<ricaita. 50 in. Plumage white, with black primaries; the inner wingfeathers greatly lengthened, making a flowing of adult, largely bare, carmine colored, and witha few black hair-like feathers; eye yellow; bill and legsblack. Young birds are whitish, mixed with great birds are not uncommon on the prairies ofinterior America, where they frequent the edges ofmarshes and slouglis. They are very war
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 120. i;;o CRANES, RAILS, ETC.—Order Paludicolse CRANES—Family Gruids WHOOPING CRANE 204. Urns uiu<ricaita. 50 in. Plumage white, with black primaries; the inner wingfeathers greatly lengthened, making a flowing of adult, largely bare, carmine colored, and witha few black hair-like feathers; eye yellow; bill and legsblack. Young birds are whitish, mixed with great birds are not uncommon on the prairies ofinterior America, where they frequent the edges ofmarshes and slouglis. They are very wary and theirgreat height enables them to see anyone a long wayort, above the marsh grass. They were formerly f(nindon tlie South Atlantic coast, but are now extremely raretliere. Notes.—A loud whooping scream. Nest.—On the ground, usually in marshes: it is aliulky mass of grass and weeds, with the hollowed topa foot or more above ground. The two eggs that theylay are brownish-buff, spotted with brown. ( x ) ;yiiiv. .June. LITTLE BROWN CRANE 205. (Irus canudcnsis.
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