536 AVES. 



pqual, the fourth and fifth quills longer than the others; tailed wedge-shaped 

 consisting of twelve feathers. 



Garrulus pica.— The Magpie. Plate xxviii. fig. 8. Described, vol. iii. 

 p. 162. 



Garrultis glandarius. — The Jay. Plate xxviii. fig. 9. Described, vol. iii. 

 p. 1C7. 



Genus. 6.— QUISCALUS.— Fiei«o«. 



Generic Character. — Bill smooth, straight, robust, and somewhat com. 

 pressed at the base ; edge angular, bent inwards ; upper mandible forming 

 an acute angle, with the feathers of the head tapering towards its point ; 

 nostrils dilated, oval, covered by the membrane ; tarsus annulated ; middle 

 toe attached to the exterior one the length of the first phalange, but quite 

 separate from the interior one ; wings medium length ; first and fifth 

 remiges of equal length, the third and fourth the longest ; tail with twelve 

 feathers. 



Quiscalus major. — The Great Crow Grakle. Plate xxviii. fig. 4 Black; 

 head and neck highly iridescent ; iipper parts reflecting copper.green, under 

 parts steel-blue ; tail wedge-shaped ; bill black j irides pale yellow. Sixteen 

 inches long. Inhabits the United States. 



Genus 7.— NUCIFRAGA.— i?;mon. 



Generic Character. — Bill long and straight, tapering to a point ; upper 

 mandible rounded, and longer than the under one, point oDtuse and flatten- 

 ed ; nostrils round, open, situated at the base of the bill, hid by hairs, which 

 point forward ; three toes before, and one behind ; tarsus longer than the 

 middle toe ; wings pointed, fourth quill the longest. 



Nucifraga caryocataales. — The Nut-Cracker. Plato xxviii. fig. 11. Rusty- 

 brown, speckled with triangular spots ; crown of the head and wings darker 

 brown ; tail terminated with white ; irides hazel ; bill, feet, and claws, black. 

 Thirteen inches long. Inhabits Europe. 



Genus 8.— PYRRHOCOR \X.—Cuvier. 



Generic Cknracter. — Bill medium size, compressed, and slender, slightly 

 bent, with a small notch, or smooth ; nostrils ovate, lateral, placed at the 

 base of the bill, and hidden ; legs long, strong, and naked below the knee ; 

 toes almost entirely separated; tarsus longer than the middle toe ; claws 

 strong and bent ; wings wedge-shaped, the fourth and fifth quills longest. 



Pyrrhocorax graculus. — The Red-legged Crow. Plate xxix*. fig. 4. De- 

 scribed, vol. iii. p. 153, the Cornish Cough. 



Genufi 9.— BARIT A.— Cm'i'er. 



Generic Character. — Bill long, strong, convex above, and notched towards 

 the tip ; with a nasal furrow ; nostrils longitudinal, covered above, and half 

 closed by a horny substance ; legs strong; tarsus longer than the interme- 

 diate toe ; the external one united to the first joint ; the internal toe free ; 

 hallux very strong; wings of medium length; the fourth or sixth quills 

 longest. 



Barita strepera.—The Black Barita. Plate xxix*. fig. 2. Black ; primaries 

 white at the base ; lower cnverta of the wings and tail white ; tail elongated, 

 round, the feathers white at their base ; apex black ; winga reaching to the 



