Pica. BIRDS. PASSERES. 87 



111. P. caudata. Common Magpie. — Above and the breast 

 black ; scapulars and belly white. 



Will. Orn. 87- — Sibb. Scot. 15 — Corvus pica, Linn. Syst. i. 157- Pemv 

 Brit. Zool. i. 225. Temm. Orn. i. 115 — E, Pianet, Madge; S, Piet ; 

 W, Piogen ; G, Pioghaid. — Common. 

 Length 18, breadth 24 inches ; weight 9 ounces. Bill and legs black. Iri- 

 des dark-brown. Gular feathers loose. Wings with purple reflections. Cen- 

 tral parts of the inner webs of the quills white. The first quill short. Tail 

 black, iridescent. The two middle feathers equal. The others rapidly de- 

 creasing in length to the exterior ones. Female similar, but less — Nest in 

 trees, woven with sticks all round, the entrance at the side ; plastered with- 

 in at the bottom, and fined with dry grass. Eggs 6 to 8, yellowish-white, 

 spotted with brown and grey. — When taken young this bird is easily tamed. 

 It is omnivorous, usually in pairs, and is clamorous on the approach of danger 



Gen. L. CORVUS. Crow.— Bill strong, ridge bent. Tail 

 rounded. 



* In single pairs in the breeding season. 



112. C. Corax. Raven.-— Plumage black, glossed with blue. 

 Throat-feathers narrow, raised, acuminated ; those of the hind- 

 neck long, loose, and silky. Tail much rounded. 



Corvus, Will. Orn. 82. Sibb. Scot. 15.— Cor. Cor. Linn. Syst. i. 155. 



Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 218. Temm. Orn. i. 107 E and S, Corby; W, 



Cigfran ; G, Fitheach — Common in hilly districts. 



Length 25, breadth 48 inches ; weight 34 ounces. Bill and legs black. 

 Irides of two circles, the outer brown the inner grey. Tail more than half 

 the length of the body. Female similar — Nest in high trees or rocks ; of 

 sticks, lined with wool. Eggs 5, oil-green, with brown and grey spots. The 

 young are easily tamed — This species feeds on carrion, and will kill lambs and 

 weakly sheep, beginning its work by picking out their eyes. It abounds in the 

 Hebrides. 



113. C. coronc. Carrion Crow. — Plumage black. Throat- 

 feathers small, narrow, adpressed, the barbs loose at the mar- 

 gins. Tail slightly rounded. 



Confix, Will. Orn. 83 Corvus minor, Sibb. Scot. 15 C. cor. Linn. 



Syst. i. 155. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 219. Temm. Orn. i. 108 E, Black 



Neb, Flesh Crow, Gor Crow, Midden Crow ; W, Bran dyddyn 



Common. 



Length 19|, breadth 20 inches ; weight 10 ounces. Bill and legs black ; 

 irides hazel. — Nest on trees, of sticks, fined with hair and wool. Eggs 5, oil- 

 green, with brown and grey spots. Omnivorous — Is this species different 

 from the Hooded Crow ? 



114. C. Comix. Hooded Crow. — Head, throat, wings, and 

 tail black, with blue and green reflections. Neck and the 

 rest of the body smoke-grey. Tail rounded. 



Cornix cinerea, Will. Orn 84. Sibb. Scot. 15 — C. Cor. Linn. Syst. i. 150. 

 Penn. Brit. ZooL i. 223. Temm. Orn. i. 109 — E, Royston Crow, 

 Dun Crow, Greybacked Crow, Bunting Crow ; S, Hoody ; W, Bran yr 

 Jwerddon ; G, Fionnag — Common. 



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