The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey translated out of Latine and compared with the French. by Th: Johnson

Of Cranes.

CRanes when they are to take a long journey into some Countrey crosse the seas, put their company in so good order, that no Captaine can put his soldiers in * 1.1 better. For before they stir out of any place, they have as it were their trumpets to call them together, and encourage them to fly. They come together and then fly up on high, that they may see a far off, choosing a Captaine whom they are to follow. They have their Serjants to take care of their rankes, and keepe their nightly watches by turnes. Plutarch tells us that the Crane, which is appointed to stand * 1.2 Sentinell for all the rest, holds a stone in her foote, to the end that if she chance to

give way to nature and sleepe, she may be waked by the noise of the falling stone. The leader lifting up his head, and stretching out his long necke, lookes about him farre and wide, and gives warning to the rest, of any danger, that may befall them. The strongest leade the way, that they may the better with the flapping of their wings breake the force of the aire, and this they doe by turnes. And that they may the easilier prevaile against the force and opposition of the winds, they dispose their company into a wedge in the forme of the Greeke letter Δ or a triangle; and being skilfull in the starres they foresee when tempests are comming, and fly downe to the ground to keepe themselves from the injury of the approaching storme.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Cranes order themselves in rankes.
• * 1.2

  The sentinell Crane.