42 THE BIRDS OF RAINHAM. 



than half an-hour ; I wondered where they all came 

 from. White varieties are seen every year. 



THE ROSE-COLOURED STARLING. 

 Pastor roseus (Linn.). 



It has not been obtained in my district. One was 

 shot by a labouring man wide of Maidstone on the 

 Tonbridge Road in the year 1863. 



RAVEN. 



Corvus corax. Linn. 



The Raven is by no means common, our shepherds 

 proclaim eternal war against them. 



CROW. 

 Corvus corone, Linn. 



Crows are common enough, and frequent trees where 

 they breed. They are great pilferers of eggs on the 

 marsh, and destroy young birds ; nothing seems to 

 come amiss in the shape of plunder "black as a 

 Crow." 



GREY CROW. 

 Corvus comix, Linn. 



The Grey Crow comes in the autumn, feeds along 

 shore, carries the Mussels and Cockles some height 



