. oonvus, 21 



a" . Plumage intensely black, i'eatlievs of 

 hind neck tinn and glossy with 



glistening shafts C. corone, p. i'4. 



h" . Plumage not so black, feathers of hind 

 neck soft and decomposed with in- 

 conspicuous shafts C. cor(»iuidcs, p. '2'). 



b' . Lower plumage intensely glossed with 

 blue and purple, bill slender, face of 



adults bare C. friu/ib-c/us, p. ■•10. 



Hind neck grey or ashy, contrastin<i- with 

 black crown. 



c'. Wing exceeding 300 mm C. conti.v, p. -Vl. 



d'. AVing never as much as 300 mm. 



c". Chin and throat deep black contrasting 



with breast , , , ('. spleiuhns, p. 32. 



d". Chin and thrrjat grey like breast .... C. monedula, p. 30. 



Corvus corax. 



Kcjj to SaliSjiecKs. 



A. Plumage glossy black, the brown tint if 



present almost imperceptible. 



a. Wing averaging about 420 mm. Bill about 



71 mm. Thi'oat-hackles short C. c. lauroicci, p. 21. 



b. Wing averaging about oOO mm. Bill about 



81 mm. Throat-hackles long C. c. tibefduus, p. 23. 



B. Plumas:e very brown on neck, upper back and 



scapulars C. c. nificuUis, p. 23. 



(1) Corvus corax laurencei. 



The Puis^jab IIavex. 



Corvus hutfcnccn Huuje, l^nh. to Yark., p. 235 (1873) (Punjab). 

 Corvus cora.c. Blanf. & Gates, i, p. 14 (1889). 



Vernacular names, llie European Haven ; Domical-, Doda 

 (Hind, ill the ]S'.AV.) ; Kargli (Candaliar). 



Description. Entirely black, glossed with steel-blue, purple 

 and lilac ; tlie throat-hackles sliort and not very conspicuous. 



Colours of soft parts. Iris bros\n ; bill and legs shining blaclv. 



Measurements. Length from about 600 to 620 mm. ; wing 

 from 400 fo ■440 min. ; tail about 240 mm.; tarsus about 60 mm. ; 

 culinen about. 64 mm. to 75 mm. 



Distribution. Punjab, Bombay, United Provinces and IS'.AV. 

 Provinces, and a rare straggler into Kashmir and Central India. 

 It occurs also in Sind, but in the ]V.E. of that province the 

 Brovvn-necked Kaven takes its ])lace. 



Outside of India the Punjab Haven is found through Baluchis- 

 tan, 8. Persia, Mesopotamia, Southern Asia Minor and JSortlieru 



