. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. 148 POPULAR OFFICIAL j/iL- ^ A q w' 4^'>>K^tK3?^ ^^ 1 i' ' aST â 'ii ' ' ' § â I ⢠. - â .-.â v' â â â ^ - .: ' CROWNED CRANE. PARAD7SB CRANE. eastern United States, but once was fairly common through- out the Mississippi valley. In captivity this bird often in- dulges in some very droll anticsâat times actually dancing. The adult males are often quite pugnacious, and inclined to attack those who go near them, and all visitors are warned not to go within striking distance of them. Children espe- ciall
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. 148 POPULAR OFFICIAL j/iL- ^ A q w' 4^'>>K^tK3?^ ^^ 1 i' ' aST â 'ii ' ' ' § â I ⢠. - â .-.â v' â â â ^ - .: ' CROWNED CRANE. PARAD7SB CRANE. eastern United States, but once was fairly common through- out the Mississippi valley. In captivity this bird often in- dulges in some very droll anticsâat times actually dancing. The adult males are often quite pugnacious, and inclined to attack those who go near them, and all visitors are warned not to go within striking distance of them. Children espe- cially should not be permitted to climb over the guard wires, and approach close up to the cranes' fences. The Sarus Crane, of the plains and sand-bars of northern India, {Antigone antigone), greatly resembles our sandhill crane, but is a much larger bird. This also is a quarrelsome species, and in captivity individuals are inclined to be cruel toward each other. The Asiatic White Crane, {Sarcogeranus leucogeranus), is like a modest understudy to our whooping crane, in all respects save the elevated tail-crest. It is a bird of wide 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York Zoological Society
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