THE CROWS. 



Bob-o-hnk. 



Blue Jay. 



The Blue Jay is a native of North America, considerably smaller than the European Jay, with a tail 

 much longer in proportion : the head is handsomely crested with loose, silky plumes ; bill black ; legs 

 brown ; the whole bird is of a fine blue color on the upper parts, with the wings and tail marked by 

 numerous black bars ; neck encircled with a black collar ; under parts blossom-color, with a slight cast of 

 blue ; tail tipped with white ; legs, feet, and thighs of a dusky brown. Its note is less discordant than the 

 European Jay but its manners are very similar. It is said to be a great destroyer of maize, or Indian corn. 



i'aradise Grackle. 



The Paradise Grackle has been classed 

 among the birds of Paradise ; but will 

 probably be found to constitute one of 

 the links between them and the Crows. 

 It is rather longer than the Blackbird ; 

 its color is chesnut-brown, the head and 

 neck black, but the latter tinged with 

 grey ; the plumes on the fore-part of 

 the head are fine and narrow, and be- 

 hind each eye is a triangular bare space 

 of a red color. It is a native of India, 

 and the Philippine islands, is very vo- 

 racious, and is particularly fond of 

 locusts and grasshoppers. 



The Crested Grackle is of a black 

 color, inclining to a dusky blue; but 

 the bottom of some of the first quills 

 are white, which forms a white spot in 

 each wing. On the forehead, just at the 

 base of the bill, is a tuft of feathers, 

 which it can erect at pleasure in form of 

 a crest. It is a native of China. 



Parrot. 



Hoopoe 



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