A silvery grey crane with a red cap looking over its own shoulder. It holds a stone in one raised claw and has a curving wing. It has a long slender neck and a round head with a long pointed dark beak. It is shown against a blue background standing on a brown ground with red and white plants. Image from Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 291 [De rerum naturis], folio 100v.

A silvery grey crane with a red cap looking over its own shoulder. It holds a stone in one raised claw and has a curving wing. It has a long slender neck and a round head with a long pointed dark beak. It is shown against a blue background standing on a brown ground with red and white plants. Image from Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 291 [De rerum naturis], folio 100v.