Plate 226 of Birds of America by John James Audubon depicting Hooping Crane.
Bird painted in New Orleans 1821; baby alligators added 1822; background at later date.
Date 1827-1838 (publication)
Source University of Pittsburgh
Author John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:226_Hooping_Crane.jpg

The whooping crane (Grus americana), the tallest North American bird, is an endangered crane species named for its whooping sound.

The American alligator or gator (Alligator mississippiensis) is a large crocodilian reptile endemic to the southeastern United States. It is one of two living species in the genus Alligator within the family Alligatoridae.