FISH CHOW.— Curt-US ossi/ragus. 



in the well-remembered spot, and was quite as familiar with the owner of the house as 

 any of the hens. 



The Hooded Crow is boldly and conspicuously pied with gi-ey and black, distributed as 

 follows : The head, back of the neck, and throat, together with the wings and tad, are 

 glossy l)luish black, while the remainder of the body is a very peculiar grey with a slight 

 blackish wash. The length of the bird is about nineteen or twenty inches. It goes by 

 many names in different parts of the country, among which Dun Crow, Hoody, and 

 Hoddy are the most common. 



The Philippint; Ckow derives its name from the locality in Mhich it is found, its 

 place of residence being the Philippine Islands. 



It is a striking and handsome bird on account of the elegant crest which decorates 

 its head and the general hue of its plumage. It is not a large bird, measuring only 

 eleven inches in total length. Tlie coloiir of the upper parts of the body is pale gi-een 

 dashed with yellow here and there, according to the direction of the light, and a similar 

 tint, l)ut with more yellow, under the throat. A black band runs round the head 

 enveloping the eye in its progTess, and is partially covered by the loose flowing feathers 

 of the crest. The dense wing-coverts are brown, the qiiill-feathers are deep oUve-green 

 on their exterior sides, and the secondaries are tipped with white with a slight dash of 

 green. The bUl and legs are of a reddish hue. 



Tlie Fish Crow of America is aV)out the size of a common jackdaw, its length being 

 generally about sixteen inches. Our chief information of this bird and its habits is 

 derived from Wilson ; and as his account cannot be condensed without great loss of its 

 original vigour and freshness, it is here given at length. 



" I first met with this species on the sea-coast of Georgia, and obscn'ed that they 

 regularly retired to the interior as evening approached, and came down to the shores of 

 the river Savannah by tlie first appearance of day. Their voice first attracted my notice, 

 being very cUflerent from that of the common Crow, more hoarse and guttural, uttered as 



