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Distrihution. — All China. A common 

 resident in the Yangtse Valley. 



Nest and Eggs. — The nests are built 

 singly, high up in tall trees, usually 

 beginning in March, or April. It is 

 built of twigs, lined with softer 

 material, sometimes with hair. 



There are five eggs in a clutch. 

 They are light bluish green in color, 

 marked with grayish red and green 

 markings. 



Notes. — This Crow is also solitary 

 during the whole year, never gathering 

 in large flocks. It is the most fearless 

 of the Family, especially in the winter 

 when food becomes scarce. At that 

 time it frequently comes around 

 houses, and will seize any tasty morsel 

 left exposed around a back porch or 

 window. 



THE EASTERN KOOK. 



CORVUS FRUGILEGUS PASTINATOR, 

 GOULD. 



Description. — Length nineteen in- 

 ches. Bill straight, pointed, black. 

 Tarsus and iris black. 



Whole plumage irridescent black. 

 Adult birds have no rictal bristles, 

 but the base of the bill is bare 

 of feathers, and covered with a 

 white, scurfy skin. Its narrower 

 bill, and the bare area at its base 

 are easy marks of identification. 



Distribution. — All China. A very 

 common and abundant resident in the 

 Yangtse Valley. 



Nest and Eggs. — Eooks nest in 

 colonies in large trees, or groups of 

 trees, frequently in the center of large 

 cities, as for instance, on the Bund in 

 Shanghai, Chinkiang, or in the old 



