CORYIDAE. 



1. Rayen, Corvus corax L. 



Plate 1, fig. 1 (Kiev, Russia, 13 Mar. 77), 2 (Pomerania, 5 Apr. 92), 3 (Kiev), 

 4, 5 (Peltrouomi, 16 Apr. 91), 7 (Karlo, 13 Apr. 89), 8 (Kiev). Plate 26, 



fig. 1 (N. Cornwall, Mar.). 



Eggs: Thienemann, Fortpfl., Tab. XXXIX, fig. 1, a — e. Hewitson, 

 I. Ed. I, pi. LXIX; II. Ed. I, pi. XLVIII; III. Ed. I, pi. LVII. Baedeker, 

 Tab. 34, fig. 3, 4. Taczanowski, Tab. XXXVII, fig. 1. Seebohm, Brit. Birds, 

 pi. 16; id. Col. Fig., pi. 55. Frohawk, Brit. Birds, II, pi. VII, fig. 229—232. 



British Local Names: Corbie Crow, Great Corbie Croiv. Welsh: 

 Cigfran. Manx : Feeagh. Erse : Feacli dhuv, Bran. Scotland : Corbie. 

 Gaelic: Fitlieach, Biadhtach. Orkneys: Corbie, Kroot. 



Foreign Names: Bosnia: Gavran. Bohemia: Krkavec. Denmark: 

 Bavn. Finland: Korppi, Kaarne. France: Corbeau, Grand Corbeau, Cro, 

 Croc. Germany : Kolkrabe, Steinrabe, Babe. Greece : Kbrax, Kbrkorax. 

 Helgoland: Groot Boab. Holland: Baaf. Hungary: Hollo. Italy: Corvo 

 imperiale, Corvo maggiore, Corbatt. Lapland : Pultokas, Karanas, Bolffan. 

 Luxemburg: Bamm, Bof, Bemmkuob, Schaak. Norway: Bavn, Korp. Poland: 

 Kri(k wlasciivy. Russia: Woron, Kernesh. Sweden: Korp, Bavn, Bam. 



Corvus corax L, Dresser, Birds of Europe, IV, p. 567 ; Newton, ed. 

 Yarrell, II, p. 259 ; Saunders, Manual, p. 241 ; Dresser, Man. Pal, Birds, 

 p. 423. C. corax corax L. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 2. 



Breeding Range: North and Middle Europe: Norway, Sweden, 

 Denmark, Russia, the British Isles, France, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, 

 Austro-Hungary, Italy and the Balkan peninsula. (Hartert regards the Ravens 

 of the Faroes, the Iberian peninsula. North-west Africa, the Canaries and 

 Sardinia as subspecifically distinct, while the Greek forms have not yet 

 been thoroughly investigated and the Iceland birds belong to the form 

 C. corax principalis Ridgw.) 



In England the Raven is now almost exterminated, although fairly British 

 numerous 50 or 60 years ago, except on those parts of the coast where ^^'^^' 

 high cliffs are to be found, such as the Cornwall and Devon coast, and in 

 mountainous districts, such as the Cumbrian HiUs and some spots in the 



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