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vent white; claws black, large, and hooked, particularly the 

 middle and hind-claw; legs also black; bill a dark horn colour; 

 iris of the eye unknown. 



In the state of Georgia, and several parts of the Mississippi Ter- 

 ritory, I discovered a Crow,* not hitherto taken notice of by natu- 

 ralists, rather larger than the present species; but much resembling 

 it in the form and length of its wings, in its tail, and particularly 

 its claws. This bird is a constant attendant along the borders of 

 streams and stagnating ponds, feeding on small fish and lizards, 

 which I have many times seen him seize as he swept along the 

 surface. A well preserved specimen of this bird was presented 

 to Mr. Peale, and is now in his Museum. It is highly probable 

 that, with these external resemblances, the habits of both may 

 be nearly alike. 



* The Crow above alluded to is the Fish-Crow. See the next article. 





