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A local species ; principally met with on the rocky coasts of Cornwall, 

 Devonshire, Dorsetshire, antf Wales. Found also in some of the Scotch 

 Islands. Never observed inland, but breeds on the cliffs, or in old build- 

 ings near the sea. Nest formed of sticks, and lined with wool and hair. 

 Eggs four or five in number. Food insects, grain, and berries. 



GEN. 35. CORVUS, Linn. 



(I. CORVUS, Guv.) 



110. C. Corax, Linn. (Raven.) Plumage black, 

 glossed with blue: nostrils covered by bristly feathers 

 half the length of the bill : tail considerably rounded, ex- 

 tending two inches beyond the folded wings. 



C. Corax, Temm. Man. d"0rn. torn. i. p. 107. Id. torn. in. p. 56. 

 Raven, Mont. Orn. Diet. Selb. Illust. vol. i. p. 346. pi. 27*. 

 Bew. Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 79. 



DIMENS. Entire length two feet one inch : length of the bill two 

 inches nine lines : breadth, wings extended, four feet. 



DESCRIPT. The whole plumage black ; the upper parts with purple 

 and blue reflections, beneath less glossy: throat feathers long, loose, 

 and acuminated: bill very strong, black: irides with two circles, the 

 outer one brown, the inner gray : tail veiy much rounded, much longer 

 than in the next species, reaching about two inches beyond the tips of 

 the folded wings : feet black. According to Low, white varieties have 

 been met with in the Orkneys. (Egg.) Pale green ground, spotted and 

 speckled with darker greenish brown : long. diam. two inches ; trans, 

 diam. one inch four lines. 



The largest species in the genus. Widely dispersed over the country, 

 but not very plentiful. Breeds very early in the year, on steep cliffs, or 

 in large and lofty trees. Nest formed of sticks, and lined with wool, hair, 

 and other substances. Eggs five or six in number. Food small quad- 

 rupeds, poultry, game, as well as carrion, and other animal substances. 

 The male and female pair for life, and generally haunt the same spot 

 every year for the purpose of nidification. 



111. C. Cor one, Linn. (Carrion Crow.) Plumage 

 bluish black : nostrils covered by bristly feathers one-third 

 the length of the bill : tail moderately rounded, extending 

 an inch and a quarter beyond the wings. 



C. Corone, Temm. Man. d'Orrt. torn. i. p. 108. Id. torn. in. p. 58. 

 Carrion Crow, Mont. Orn. Diet. Selb. Illust. vol. i. p. 349. pi. 28. 

 The Crow, Bew. Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 81. 



DIMENS. Entire length nineteen inches: length of the bill (from the 

 forehead) one inch ten lines, (from the gape) two inches one line ; of the 

 tarsus two inches one line ; of the tail seven inches six lines ; from the 

 carpus to the end of the wing twelve inches : breadth, wings extended, 

 three feet. 



DESCRIPT. Much smaller than the last species, but very similar in 

 general appearance : plumage entirely black ; the upper parts reflecting 

 green and violet : tail relatively shorter than in the C. Corax, and not so 



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