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PAS8ERES. OSC'INES. 



CORVIDAE. 



Carvtis corax Linii^'. Audiihuii. liinls of Aiiicr., 1S43. vol. 4, 

 p. 7S, pi. 224. Egg, Hfn<lir(\ 1S05. vol. 2. pi. 4. fig. :j. 



Vicinitv of scacoasts ami largt- rixirs; nests on cliffs or rarely in 

 trees. 



Me. — Uncommon resident, mainly coastwise. Eggs, April 14. 



X. H. — Accidental visitor (in winter?). 



Vt. — Verv rare visitor in northern i)art: Brandon, 1879. 



M.K.ss. — Accidental visitor, no recent records (Williamstown, 

 before 1877). 



Co.NX. — Accidental visitor: Sontli Manchester. Sept. 18. 1S90. 



25.5. CoRVUS BRACHVRYNCHOS C. L. Brelim. 

 American crow. 



C. L. Hrelim. Beitr. z. vogelkunde, 1822. vol. 2, j). oG. Amer- 

 ic.v. 



CorvuJi am4'r{catiii.t Audubon, Birds of Amer.. 1842, vol. 4. p. 

 87, pi. 225. Egg. Bendire, 1895, vol. 2, pi. 4, fig. 8-12; pi. 5, figs. 

 21. 22. 



Ubiquitous, though avoiding dense forests in the breeding sea.son; 

 nests in coniferous trees. 



Me. — Common resident, in winter chiefly confined to coast. 

 Eggs, April 2()-May 25 (June 15). 



N. H. — Conuuon migrant and summer resident; in winter less 

 conimon near coast and large rivers, rare elsewhere. Eggs, April 

 17. 



Vt. — Common n-sident. Eggs, April 22. 



M.\.s.s. — Common migrant and suunner resident; common 

 winter resident near coast, but less so inland. Eggs, .\pril 15-June 



13. 



K. I. — Common migrant, sununer and winter resident. Eggs, 



April 12-23. 



CoXN. — Common migrant, summer and winter resident. Eggs, 

 April 12-May 9. 



