BIRDS ENTIRELY OR MOSTLY BLACK 



Crow 



488. Crow — Corvus Brachyrhynchos brachy- 

 rhynchos. 



Length 19^4 inches. 



Black, glossy with blue and purple reflections 

 above; underparts duller, but black. 



Much the largest of any of our common black 

 birds. 



495. Cowbird — Molothrus ater ater. 



Larger than sparrow. Length 8 inches. 



Male — Head and neck dark brown; rest of plum- 

 age glossy black with metalic reflections. Female 

 — Dull brownish gray, paler below; a very plain 

 bird. 



Often seen in small flocks about cattle in the 

 pasture. The male has the habit of extending his 

 feathers in a remarkable way while uttering cer- 



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