Crowned Crane

Crowned Crane may refer to:

  • Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina)
  • Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
  • Red-crowned Crane or Japanese Crane (Grus japonensis)

Famous quotes containing the words crowned and/or crane:

    An illiterate king is a crowned ass.
    —Medieval English proverb.

    Said by the chronicler William of Malmesbury to have been much used by King Henry I of England (1068-1135)

    Lo, Lord, Thou ridest!
    Lord, Lord, Thy swifting heart

    Naught stayeth, naught now bideth
    But’s smithereened apart!
    —Hart Crane (1899–1932)