RAVEN. 



INSESSORES. 



CONIROSTRES. 



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CORVID^E. 



THE RAVEN. 



Corvus corax. 



Corvus corax, The Raven, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 279. 



MOJTTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 85. 



FLEM. Brit. An. p. 87. 



SELBT, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 346. 



JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 145. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Corbeau noir, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 107. 



CORVUS. Generic Characters. Beak straight at the base, compressed at 

 the sides, curved towards the point, and sharp at the edges. Nostrils basal, 

 open, hid by stiff feathers directed forwards. Wings pointed ; the first 

 primary of moderate length, the second and third shorter than the fourth, 

 which is the longest. Feet three toes before, one behind, almost entirely 

 divided ; tarsus longer than the middle toe. 



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