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Ardea Pavonina, Lin. &yjl. i. p. 233. 1.
L ’Oifeau Royal, Bri/ Orn. v. p. 511. 1. pi. 41. (the female )— Buf. Oi/l
“vii. p. 317. pi. 16.— PI. Enl. £65. (the male).
Balearic Crane, Raii Sjn. p. 9;. 3.— Will. Orn. p. 275. pi. 48.— Sloan. Jam.
p. 314.
Peacock, Kolb. Cape, ii. p. 245. pi. 7. f, 4^
Crowned African Crane, Edvj. pi. 192.
Crown Bird, Voy. to Guinea, p. 250. pi. 11.
Br. Mu/. Lev. Mu/.
^T1 H I S is as large as the common Heron-, the length two feet
nine inches. The bill is two inches and a half long, ftrait, and
of a brownilh colour: irides grey: the crown of the head covered
with foft black feathers, like velvet; on the hind part "is a tuft
compofed of hair, or rather briftles, arifing near each other at the
bafe, and fpreading out on all fides in a globular form; this is
four inches in length, and ,of a reddilh brown colour; the fides
of the head are bare of feathers, being covered only by a flelhy
membrane, of a reddilh colour at the lower part, and in lhape
not unlike a kidney: on each fide of the throat hangs a kind of
wattle : the general colour of the bird, blueilh alh. The feathers
on the fore part of the neck are very long, and hang over the
breaft : wing coverts white; the greater ones incline to rufous,
and thofe fartheft from the body to black : the greater quills
and tail are black, and the fecondaries chefnut: the legs, and
the bare part above the knee, are dulky.
The female is black, where the male is blue alh: and the
wattles on the throat are wanting : the long feathers on the breaft
are alfo lefs confpicuous.
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This beautiful fpecies. is an inhabitant of Africa, particularly
the Coaft of Guinea *, as far as Cape Verd; at this laft place they
are faid to be wonderfully tame, and will often come into the
court-yards to feed with the poultry.
Why the name of Balearic Crane has been given to this bird,
is not well afcertained, as it is certainly not met with in the Balearic
IJlands f at this day. Thefe birds are often kept in our
menageries, and, with Ihelter of nights, often live a good while.
Their chief food fuppofed to be worms, and fuch other things as
the Heron tribe ufually feed .on; alfo vegetables of all kinds.
Often fleeps on one leg;, runs very fall; and is faid not only to
fly well, but to fuftain it for a long time together. The flelh of
this bird is faid to be very tough J.
Ardea Virgo, Lin. SjJ}. i. p. 234. 2.
La Grue de Numidie, ou Demoifelle, Brif. Orn. V. p. 388. 12,— Buf. OiJ.
vii. p. 313. pi. 15.— PI. Enl. 241.
Numidian Crane, Albin iii. pi. 83.
Demoifelle of Numidia, Edvo. pi. 134.
Br. Mu/. Lev. Mu/.
S ™ . of the Crane: length three feet three inches. The bill
ftrait; two inches and a half long; greenilh at the bafe, then
yellowilh, with the tip red : irides crimfon. The crown of the
head is alh-colour; the reft of the head, the upper part of the
* Common about the whole country of Ardrn; a few at and about Acra; and
feveral at Whidah.— Bo/man.
+ Majorca and Minorca.
X Kolben.
F 2 neck
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