The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . e first tribe forms but one great genus, that of The Cranes {Grus, Cuv.),—Which have a straight beak, but slightly cleft; the membranous groove of the nostrils, which is largeand concave, occupying nearly half its length. Their legs are scutellated, with toes of moderate length ;the e.\ternal but slightly palmated, and the thumb barely reaching to the ground. A more orless considerable portion of the head and neck is bare of feathers in nearly all of thera. T
The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . e first tribe forms but one great genus, that of The Cranes {Grus, Cuv.),—Which have a straight beak, but slightly cleft; the membranous groove of the nostrils, which is largeand concave, occupying nearly half its length. Their legs are scutellated, with toes of moderate length ;the e.\ternal but slightly palmated, and the thumb barely reaching to the ground. A more orless considerable portion of the head and neck is bare of feathers in nearly all of thera. Their hahitsare more terrene, and their nourishment is derived more from vegetables, than in the followinggenera: they have accordingly a muscular gizzard, and tolerably long coeca. The inferior larynx isprovided with only one muscle at each side. At the of the genus we place, as Pallas has already done. The Agami (Psop/iia, Lin.),—Which has a shorter beak than the others, the head and neck invested merely with down, and thecircumference of the eyes naked. They live in the woods, and subsist on grain and fruits. 238 The best known species (P*. crepitansy Lin.), inhabits South America, and is called the Trumpeter, (rom itsfaculty of producing a low, deep sound, which at first seems toproceed from the anus. It is the size of a large Capon; plumageblack, with reflections of brilliant violet on the breast; and anashy mantle tinged with fulvous above. Tliis bird soon recog-nizes persons, becomes attached to them like a Dog, and whendomesticated, it is said, may be left to take charge of otherpoultry. It flies badly, but runs with great swiftness, and nestleson the ground at the foot of a tree. Its flesh is considered goodeatmg. [The location of this very singular species among the Cranes,IS by no means satisfactory; but we do not know that it can beplaced to greater advantage elsewhere. Its port resembles thatof the Struthious birds {or Brevipennes); and the configur
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