Demoiselle

(děm-wah-zěl'.) [Fr., a waiting-maid.] (Zool.) The An thro poi des virgo (Fig. 255), a bird belonging to the family Gruidæ, but differing from the true Cranes in having the head and neck quite feathered. It is an African bird, but visits Greece and other parts Fig. 255.-DEMOISELLE. of S. Europe. The general color of its plumage is gray, but the sides of the head are adorned with two elegant white tufts, and a tuft of blackish feathers hangs down from the breast. It is abt. 3½ft. high, and is remarkable for elegance and symmetry of form, and grace of deportment. [s. 275] IMG:p0304_0.jpg:Gravür