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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Cranes of the World, by Paul Johnsgard Papers in the Biological Sciences January 1983 Cranes of the World: References Paul A. Johnsgard University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/bioscicranes Part of the Ornithology Commons Johnsgard, Paul A., "Cranes of the World: References" (1983). Cranes of the World, by Paul Johnsgard. 24. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/bioscicranes/24 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Papers in the Biological Sciences at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Cranes of the World, by Paul Johnsgard by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. REFERENCES The following list of more than 400 references is by no Ali, S., and Ripley, S. D. 1969. Handbook of the birds of India means a complete bibliography of cranes, but does include a and Pakistan. Vol. 2. Bombay: Oxford University Press. few titles that for various reasons were not specifically cited in Allen, R. P. 1952. The whooping crane. Research Report No. the text. Walkinshaw's (1973) monograph contains a large 2, National Audubon Society, New York. number of citations not found in the present list, and he -1956. A report on the whooping crane's northern additionally has recently (1981~)updated and supplemented breeding grounds. National Audubon Society, Supple- his earlier bibliography. All told, his two citation lists include ment to Research Report No. 2, 1-60. nearly 2,500 citations. Nearly 40 percent of the 1973 list deals Andreev, B. N. 1974. (Birds of the Vilvuysk Basin.) Yakutsk: with the whooping crane, 20 percent with the sandhill crane, Yakutsk Book Publishers. (In Russian.) 15 percent with the Eurasian crane, and 8 percent with the Archibald, G. W. 1973. 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    Bull. Fla. Mus. Nat. Hist. (2005) 45(4): 201-229 201 TITANIS WALLERI: BONES OF CONTENTION Gina C. Gould1 and Irvy R. Quitmyer2 Titanis walleri, one of the largest and possibly the last surviving member of the otherwise South American Phorusrhacidae is re- considered in light of all available data. The only verified phorusrhacid recovered in North America, Titanis was believed to exhibit a forward-extending arm with a flexible claw instead of a traditional bird wing like the other members of this extinct group. Our review of the already described and undescribed Titanis material housed at the Florida Museum of Natural History suggest that Titanis: (1) was like other phorusrhacids in sporting small, ineffectual ratite-like wings; (2) was among the tallest of the known phorusrhacids; and (3) is the last known member of its lineage. Hypotheses of its range extending into the Pleistocene of Texas are challenged, and herein Titanis is presumed to have suffered the same fate of many other Pliocene migrants of the Great American Interchange: extinction prior to the Pleistocene. Key Words: Phorusrhacidae; Great American Biotic Interchange; Florida; Pliocene; Titanis INTRODUCTION men on the tarsometatarsus, these specimens were as- Titanis walleri (Brodkorb 1963), more commonly known signed to the Family Phorusrhacidae (Brodkorb 1963) as the North American ‘Terror Bird’, is one of the larg- and named after both a Titan Goddess from Greek my- est known phorusrhacids, an extinct group of flightless thology and Benjamin Waller, the discoverer of the fos- carnivorous birds from the Tertiary of South America, sils (Zimmer 1997). Since then, isolated Titanis mate- and most likely, the last known member of its lineage rial has been recovered from three other localities in (Brodkorb 1967; Tonni 1980; Marshall 1994; Alvarenga Florida (Table 1; Fig.
  • Hooded Crane

    Hooded Crane

    Hooded Crane VERTEBRATA Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Category: 1 – critically endangered species at the territory of Russia The hooded crane (Grus monacha) is a small, dark crane, categorized as ‘vulnerable’ by IUCN. Distribution and Population: Distribution of Hooded Crane The estimated population of the species is approximately 9,200. The breeding grounds of this species are in south- eastern Siberia, Russian Federation, and northern China. More than 80 per cent of hooded cranes spend the winter at Izumi Feeding Station on the Japanese island of Kyushu. Small numbers are found at Yashiro in southern Japan (8,000 for wintering), in the Republic of Korea (100 for wintering) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (100 for wintering), and at several sites along the middle Yangtze River in China (1,000 for Source: BirdLife International Species Factsheet (2013): Crus breeding and wintering). Monacha Hooded cranes nest and feed in isolated sphagnum bogs scattered through the taiga in the southeastern Russian Federation, and in China, in forested wetlands in mountain valleys. Non- breeding birds are found in shallow open wetlands, natural grasslands, and agricultural fields in southern Siberia and north-eastern Mongolia. During migration, hooded cranes often associate with Eurasian and white-naped cranes. Physical features and habitats: Adult crowns are un-feathered, red, and covered with black hair-like bristles. The head and neck are snow white, which extends down the neck. The body plumage is otherwise slaty gray. The primaries, secondaries, tail, and tail coverts are black. Juvenile crown are covered with black and white feathers during the first year, and exhibit some brownish or grayish wash on their body feathers.