一身蓑羽似钓翁

Like a fisherman with a palm—bark rain cape on

蓑羽鹤

Demoiselle Crane

Anehropoides virgo(Linnaeus)

    蓑羽鹤在中国古代有个美丽的名字：丹歌。古粤志云：其性通风雨，广人以其丹嘴善鸣，故日：丹歌。又因为它是鹤中形体最小的种，人们也称其为：闺秀鹤。

  In ancient times in China，demoiselle cranes had a beautiful name“Dange (red—mouthed singer)，”refer—ring to the fact that they have a red bill and are good at singing．They were believed to be able to foretell weather．As they have the smallest body among cranes，they are also known as“maiden cranes．’’