T. SALVADORI 4''^3 



Fam. cormuae 



Gen. CORVUS, Linn. 



Typus: 



Corvus, Linn., S. i\. I. p. 155 (1866) . . C. rorax, Unn. 



Corone, Kaup, Aatiirl.Syst. p. 99 (1829) " corone, Linn. 



Amblycorax. Bp., Compt.Rend. XXXVII, p. 829 vi 853) » vioiaci'us, ? orsi. 



Ctavis sperierum generis Corvi: 



i. Culmine rostri minus lato, a plumis iiasalilius, basin versus, obtecto; 

 rostro mediocri : 

 a. nis^ro-violaceae ; remigibiis primariis et roctricibusextimis chalybeis, 

 violai3centibus: 



a', minus violaceo micans; major, long. al. 0'»,3in 1. C. orru. 



h'. laetius violaceo micans; minor, long. al. 0°',250-0"',237 ... 2. » violarens. 



/'. nigro-chalybea,remigibusprimariiset rectricibus extimis virescentibus 3. » sp. 



11. Culmine rostri latissimo, a plumis nasalibus, basin versus, haud obtecto; 

 rostro longissimo: O^jOTS-O^.dSa ; capite, collo et gastraeo subgrise- 

 scentibus /i. „ validissimus. 



Sp. 683. Corvus orru , Mull. 



Corvus coronoides, part., Less., Voy. Coq. Zool. I , p. 343 (1826). 



Corvus orru, Muli., Mus. Lugd. — Bp., Consp. I, p. 385(1850) (Tipo esaminato). — Id., Compi 

 Rend.XXXVIl, p.829 (1853).- Id., Kot. Coli. Delattre, p. 7 (1854). — Sclat., Journ. Pr.Linn. 

 Sodi, p.l62,sp.83 (1858). — G.R.Gr., P.Z.S. 1858, p. 193 ò""-««m).- Id., Cat. R.xNew Guin. 

 p.35, 58 (parlim) (1859).- Id , P. Z.S. 1859, p. 157. — Schleg., Notice sur le genre Corvm, 

 p.9, pi. 1, f.9 IO (capita) (Bijdr. tot de Dierk. 1859). — G.R.Gr., P.Z.S. 1861, p. 435. — 

 Wall., Ibis, 1862, p. 348. — Rosenb.,. Nat. Tijdschr. .Ned. Ind. XXV, p. 236, n. 165 (1863). — 

 Id., Journ. f.Orn. 1864, p. 122, n. 165. — Bernst., Journ. f. Orn. 1864, p.407, 408. — Finsch, 

 Neu-Guinea, p. 174 (1865). — Schleg., Mus. P. R. t'oracfs, p. 20 (1867). — Gieb., Thes. Orn. 

 1, p. 786 (1872).- Uress., B. of Eur. pt. XXXVIII, Curvus corone, p. 3 (1875). — Salvad., 

 Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. VII, p. 780 (1875).— Rosenb., Reist. naar Geeiwinkb. p. 7, 115(1875).— 

 Salvad., op. cit. X, p. 157 (1877). - Sclat., P. Z. S. 1880, p. 65 (iNew Britain). — Rosenb., 

 Malay. \rchip. p. 5.55 (1879).— Salvad., op. cit. XVI, p. 197, n. 1 (1880). 



Corvus enea, G. R. Gr. (nec Horsf.). P. 7,. S. 1860, p 354. — Finsch, Neu-Guinea , p. 174 

 iparlhn) (1865). 



Corone orru, G. R.Gr., Hand-List, II, p. 12, sp.6I96 (1870). — Sharpe, Cat. B.IIl, p. 44 (1877). 



Corvus sp. ine, Sclat., P.Z.S. 1877, p. 104 (New Rritain). 



Corvus enea, Sharpe (nec Horsf.), in Sclat., I. e. — Fìr,.sch, P.Z.S. 1872, p. 16 (New Britain). 



Coco, Abilanli della Nuova Irlanda {Lesson). 

 Garnik^ Abilanli delia Nuova Brilannia (Hiibner'. 

 Wokka-wokka, Abilanli di Temale {von Rosenberg). 

 Mugàfié, Abitanti della Nuova Guinea [von Rosanherg). 



Nigro-violacmis^ plumnrum parie basali alba; remigibus primariis nigris, nitore cbahjbeo; 

 plumis gulturis elangatis, lanceolalis; rectricibus nigroviolaceis , extima chaiijbea; rostro 

 pedibusque nigris; iride caerulea. 



Long. lei. 0"',460; ai. 0'",340; caud. O'",180; rostri 0"',088-0,0">,051; tarsi 0"',060. 



Hab. in Papuasia — Nova Guinea [Ronaparte) , Ins. Aidouma (in sinu Lobo) 

 (S.Midler), Sorong (Rernslein, D' Alberlis) , Dorei [Bruijn) , Puio Hum [Beccari], Man- 



