PASSERES CORVIDjE PICA. 131 



G. ultramarinus. (Id. Vol. 4, pi. 232.) Not crested. Tail long-, rounded. Head, wings and tail 



blue. A white band over the eye. Neck streaked with dusky. Length, 12 inches. Columbia 



river. 

 G. bullocki. (Id. Vol. 4, pi. 229.) Much crested. Glossy blue. The two central tail-feathers curved, 



and much longer than the others : four outer feathers of the tail tipped with white. Length, 3 1 



inches. Columbia river. 



GENUS PICA. Brisson. 



Head-feathers not erectile. Tail very long, wedge-shaped. Wings moderate, much rounded. 

 Colors generally white and black, sometimes variegated. 



THE MAGPIE. 



Pica cat/data, 

 plate xxiv. fig. 53. 

 (CABINET OF THE LYCEUM.) 



Corvus pica, Linnjeus. Pica caudata, Ray. 



Magpie. Pennant, Arct. Zool. Vol. 2, p. 247. 



Corvuspica, Wilson, Am. Orn. Vol. 4, p. 75, pi. 35, fig. 2. Bonaparte, Ann. Lye. N. Y. Vol. 2, p. 57. 



Nuttall, Man. Orn. Vol. 1, p. 219, figure. 

 C. hudsonius. Sabine, Frank. Journey. 



C. pica. Richardson, F. B. A. Vol. 2, p. 292. Audubon, fol. pi. 357. 

 C. melanoleuca. Audubon, B. of A. Vol. 4, p. 99, pi. 227. 

 C. hudsonica. Bonaparte, Comp. List, p. 27. 



Characteristics. Deep glossy black. Belly, primaries on the inner web, and scapulars 

 white. Tail long, greenish black, with bronzed reflections. Length, 

 18 inches. 



Description. Tail very long (equalling ten inches), wedge-shaped ; the two exterior fea- 

 thers scarcely half the length of the longest ; the others increasing in length towards the two 

 middle ones, which taper towards their extremities. Nostrils covered with a thick tuft of 

 recumbent hairs. First quill very short and narrow ; the fourth and fifth longest. 



Color. Head, neck, back and fore part of the breast black. Scapulars and inner webs of 

 primaries white. Coverts green and blue. Breast and sides pure white. Tail bright green, 

 blending into purple and bluish towards the tips. Legs and tail-coverts black. 



Length, 18-0-19-0. Alar spread, 22 "0. 



17* 



