the Corvus leucolophus, or white crowned Crow of India. 209 
bled in these parties, the noise they make is more remarkable 
than that of the magpie, and so closely resembles the human voice 
in loud laughing, that it cannot fail to draw the attention of the 
traveller when within the hearing of them. This singularity might 
afford no bad specific distinction; and perhaps the Society may 
think the Laughing Crow as appropriate a name as that which 
I have given. 
It feeds on fruits of the forest. The drawing was made from a 
living bird, and is of the natural size. 
JI have the honour to be, &c. 
Wisbech, Taos. LED CU Mie 
Noy, 19th, 1812, 
XVI. Some 
