820 TEANSACTIONS OF THE [1895 



"Two in the collection of Wm. Palmer have been identified 

 by Mr. Henshaw as belonging to this race ; they were taken in 

 February, '81, and were in company with numbers of Otocoris al- 

 pestris. On February 16, '88, eighteen specimens of this variety 

 were taken by Wm, Palmer, near Washington, from a flock of 

 50 or 60 birds that had been noted in the vicinity throughout 

 the winter. About half a dozen other specimens have recently 

 been obtained by various collectors " (H. M. Smith and Wm. 

 Palmer, Auk, v, 148). 



Family Corvid^ — Crows, Jays, etc. 

 Cyanocitta cristata (477). Blue Jay. 



Common resident. A pair were mating on April 13 ('93), 

 and eggs were collected, 5 on May 13 ('82) and 4 on May 30 

 ('94, Tylor). 



Corvus corax principalis (486). Raven. 



Now rare in Maryland, but, without doubt, may be credited 

 to our ocean front and also to the mountains of Western Mary- 

 land. During Christmas week '92, about 20 were seen at 

 Bayard, W. Va., but they could not be approached within rifle 

 range. On December 6, '93, several were seen at the same 

 place (J. H. Fisher, Jr.). Bayard is within 5 miles of the 

 Potomac. During July, '80, Kavens were found on Cobbs, 

 Boone and Mockhoru Islands (Robert Ridgway, Auk, vi, 118). 

 Recorded from Franklin, Somerset and York Counties, Pa., 

 (Birds Pa., 202). One was taken at Hagerstown in October, 

 '80 (Small). 



Corvus americanus (488). American Crow. 



An abundant resident ; scattered over the country in summer, 

 and gathering into large "roosts" in winter. They had started 

 roosting on October 21 ('94), and were using it in numbers from 

 November 4 ('94) to March 24 ('95), but I only saw a few on 

 March 31. A nest with 3 fresh eggs on March 13 ('88, 



