. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . *j£- .« m BuffEGG OF LITTLE BROWN CRANE 128 WADING BIRDS 206. Sandhill Crane. Grus mexicana. Range.—Temperate North America, breedingfrom the Gulf States, locally north to the south-ern parts of the British Province-. This is the most common and the most south-erly distributed member of the family. In somesections of Florida and Texas it is regarded asabundant. They nest in marshy places near se-cluded ponds. The nests are masses of
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . *j£- .« m BuffEGG OF LITTLE BROWN CRANE 128 WADING BIRDS 206. Sandhill Crane. Grus mexicana. Range.—Temperate North America, breedingfrom the Gulf States, locally north to the south-ern parts of the British Province-. This is the most common and the most south-erly distributed member of the family. In somesections of Florida and Texas it is regarded asabundant. They nest in marshy places near se-cluded ponds. The nests are masses of and roots, generally placed in marshes andentirely surrounded by water. The two eggs aresimilar to those of the Whooping Crane, but theground color is lighter. The eggs of the two spe-cies cannot always, with certainty, be distinguish-ed. Size Data.—Carman, .Manitoba,May 31, L903. 2 eggs. Nest on a knoll in amarsh, hidden by dead rushes and weeds; a flatloose structure of broken rushes and reeds. Col-lector, Chris Forge. COURLANS. Family ARAMID^E 207. Limpkin. Aramus vociferus. Range.—This bird is a native of the WestIndies a
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