. The natural history of the cranes. Cranes (Birds). 22 Monograph of the Cranes. of the most commonly exhibited of birds in menageries, and therefore exceedingly famihar to the observation of every visitor to zoological establishments where, in common with other cranes, it is tolerably sure to attract attention, not only by the elegance of its appearance, but by its graceful attitudes and occasional fantastic " ; With regard to the " dancing " of the cranes generally, I ought to have remarked previously, that when doing so in apparent pure gaiety of heart and exuber
. The natural history of the cranes. Cranes (Birds). 22 Monograph of the Cranes. of the most commonly exhibited of birds in menageries, and therefore exceedingly famihar to the observation of every visitor to zoological establishments where, in common with other cranes, it is tolerably sure to attract attention, not only by the elegance of its appearance, but by its graceful attitudes and occasional fantastic " ; With regard to the " dancing " of the cranes generally, I ought to have remarked previously, that when doing so in apparent pure gaiety of heart and exuberance of animal spirits, they sometimes take up a stick or feather, or some other small object, toss it in the air, and catch it with the bill as it descends, doing this again and again j and they nod and attitudinise most grotesquely and amusingly, though never otherwise than with considerable elegance and grace of Stbkntjm and Tkashea oy Gaus paradisba. After Yarrell, Trans. Linn. Soc, vol. 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 Blyth, Edward, 1810-1873; Tegetmeier, W. B. (William Bernhard), 1816-1912. [London] Pub. for the author by H. Cox [etc. ]
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