Breeding Range: Possibly a pair or two nest on the coast of 

 southern Spain. (Cf. Irby, Ornith. of the Straits of Gibraltar, 2nd Ed., p. 85.) 

 [In Africa: Marocco, Algeria, Tunis.] 



Breeds amongst rocks, also on trees and bushes; near Mazagan usually 

 on date palms. The nests, sometimes built close to one another, are con- 

 structed of sticks, neatly lined with grass and small roots. Eggs 3 — 7: 

 usually laid iu the first half of April near Mazagan (Hartert); April 20 near 

 Tangier (Irby), but Erlanger andSpatz obtained clutches in Tunis on March 19 

 and April 8 — 9. The eggs are smaller than those of typical C. corax, more 

 elongated in form, and the ground colour is rather brighter. Average of 

 76 eggs from Marocco, Algeria and Tunis (Erlanger 21, Konig 7 and 48 

 measured by the author) 47.34 x 32.36 mm.. Max. 54x35.6 and 49X36 mm., 

 Min. 42.5x33.1 and 44x30 mm. Average weight of 11 eggs (Konig 7 

 and 4 by author) 1.707 g. 



[Notes. In the Sahara, Egypt, southern Palestine, Persia, etc., is found 

 the Brown necked Raven, C. corax iimbrinus Sund. Eggs from Egypt are 

 decidedly paler and bluer than typical eggs of C. corax. Average of 12 eggs 

 44.05X31.26 mm. (Feb. 2 — Mar. 26). The Canarian Raven, C. corax 

 canariensis H. & K. is closely allied to C. c. tingitanus. (See Journ. f. 

 Ornith. 1890, Tab. VIII, fig. 10.) Average (19 eggs) 48.05x32.17 mm. 



The Fantail Raven, Corvus affinis Riipp. occurs in Palestine, south 

 Arabia, Middle and Upper Egypt etc. Eggs as yet undescribed.] 



3. Hooded Crow, Coi'tus cornix L. 



Plate 2, fig. 1 — 7 (Pomerania). 



Eggs: Thienemann, Fortpfl., Tab. XL, fig. 1, a~g (C. cornix and 

 G. corme). Hewitson, 1st Ed. I, pi. XCVII; 2nd Ed. I, pi. XLIX, fig. 2; 

 3rd Ed. I, pi. LVm, fig. 2. Baedeker, Tab. 34, fig. 2. Taczanowski, 

 Tab. XXVn, fig. 2. Seebohm, Br. Birds, pi. 16; Col. Fig., pi. 55. Frohawk, 

 Br. Birds, pi. VE, fig. 237—240. 



Nest: Oswin Lee, III, p. 66. 



British Local Names: England: Royston Crow, Dun-, Norway-, 

 Kentish-, Bunting-., Scare- or Orey Croiv. Isle of Man: Qreyhuck. Manx: 

 Fannag. Welsh: Bran Hedlyd. Ireland: Grey-hacked Crotv, Scald Grow. 

 Erse: Finnoge, Fanoge (phonetic). Scotland: Hoodie Craw, Hoodie, Huddie, 

 Grey Craw, Saddleback Craw or Croiv. GaeUc: Frannag. Shetlands and 

 Orkneys: Craa, Hoodie Graa. 



Foreign Names: Bohemia: Vrana. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Gavran. 

 Denmark: Krage, Graa Krage. Faeroes: Krdaka {(j^), Krdka ($). Fin- 

 land: Varis. France: Corheau mantele, Gorneille mantelee or grise. Fries- 

 land: Schiere-krie. Germany: Nehelkrdhe, Mantel- or Graue Krdhe. Greece: 



