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discovered the species, of which he Avrites : " At Dejamio, in 

 the Hain^Yaina Phiin, I was writing in my tent, and, hearing 

 a distinctly different caw-caw to that of our usual camp- 

 followers, I went out and saw two brown Crows seated on 

 a koodoo head that had been put outside the Zareeba hedge 

 for the birds to clean. Directly they saw me they flew away, 

 but came circling back over the camp." 



" This small Crow," Dr. Elliot writes : " was seen at 

 various places during the journey, such as Deregodleh, 

 Laferug, Higlileh in Ogaden, &c. It was at once recog- 

 nisable, even if not in sight, by its entirely different caw, 

 quite unlike that uttered by the other Crows, and when 

 flying, the tail extending far beyond the secondaries made 

 the bird quite conspicuous, when in company with individuals 

 of BJtinocorax affinis.'" 



The most western range known for the species is Lake 

 Eudolf, where Mr. J. J. Harrison obtained a pair, April 

 18, 1900. 



Corvus capensis. 



Corviis capensis, Licht. Verz. Doubl. p. 20 (1823) CaiK ; Eiipp. N. Wirb. 



Yog. p. 21, pi. 10, fig. 3, head ; Shelley B. Afr. I. No. 639 (189GJ ; 



Johnston, Brit. Centr. Afr. p. 330 (1897); Shortridge, Ibis, 1904, p. 



174 Pomhhuhl; A. L. Butler, Ibis, 1905, p. 326 Soudan. 

 Heterocora.K capensis, Sliaipc, Cat. B. M. iii.p. 12 (1877) ; Eeichen. Vog. 



Afr. ii. p. 637 (1903) ; Sharpc, Ibis, 1904, p. 367 Cape Col. 

 Corvus segetum, Temm. PI. Col. Gen. Corvus, p. 70 (1826). 

 Corvus macropterus, W'agl. Syst. Av. Gcu. Corvus, sp. 10 (1827). 

 Corvus capensis minor, Ileugl. Orn. N. O. Afr. p. 499 (1871) ; Eeichen. 



Yog. Afr. ii. p. 638 (1903) ; iii. p. 836 (1905); Kleinschuiidt, J. f. 0. 



1906, p. 79. 

 Hetcrocoras capensis minor, Xeuni. J. f. 0. 1905, p. 230 N.E. Afr. 

 Le Corueilie du Cap. Levaill. Ois. Afr. ii. pi. 52 (1799). 



Adult. Entirely black, glossed with steel blue and purple inclining to 

 greenish bronze on the quills and tail. Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black. 

 Total length 13 inches, culmen 2-8, wing 14 3, tail 8'3, tarsus 3-0. S, 



