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CORVUS FRUGILEGUS. THE ROOK. 



CROW. CRAW. CREUMHACII. ROCUS. 



Corvus frugilegus. Linn. Sp. PL 156. 



Corvus frugilegus. Lath. Ind. Orn. L 152. 



Rook. Mont. Orn. Diet. 



Freux. Con^us frugilegus. Temm. Man. d'Orn. L 110. 



Rook. Corvus frugilegus. Seib. Illustr. I. 353. 



Corvus frugilegus. Rook. Jen. Brit. Vert. An. 146. 



Of the adult male and female^ the feathers of the anterior part 

 of the head abraded ; the plumage hlach^ splendent^ with purple^ 

 blue and green reflectioyis ; that of the neck blended^ silky ^ steel- 

 blue, purple and green ; the bill attenuated towards the tip. The 

 young with the head entirely feathered, the plumage black, less 

 glossy. 



Male. — The familiar, well-known, and generally distributed 

 Rook, one might naturally enough say, requires little descrip- 

 tion ; and to many it might be sufficient to state that it is blaok, 

 gregarious, and builds in tall trees ; but, to be consistent, we 

 ought to devote as much attention to the Rook as to the Raven ; 

 and, indeed, it is in many respects equally if not more deserv- 

 ing of regard. It is more slender and generally somewhat 

 smaller than the Carrion Crow, which it greatly resembles when 



