234 



N OUT II AMKUICAX BIRDS. 



7- C. nasicus.' Nostril?; scairt'ly ooixfaU'd l>y the short n.isal hris- 

 tlt's. Eiitiivlv viohiccous-blac'k. the ti-athers stuokv-jjniv hemath 

 the sinlaci'. ^Viiij^. 1I.(>(»; tail. 7.7"> ; tiiliiuii. '2.\'); (U'j)tli of 

 bill, .8(); tarsus, l.I>'>: iniihlh- toe, ].'»<►; j,Ma(liiation <»!' tail about 

 1.00; winir-lorinnla. t, ."{. "), (>. "J; lirst quill shorti'st. Hah. C'il»a. 

 t^. C. leucognaphalus.' Nostrils wc-11 coULvaloil l>y the lou<;er, l»ut 

 rather siaiit, nasal bristli-s. Eutiii-ly viojaeeous-ltlaek, the leathers 

 of the neek all round, breast and sidi-s, pure white l»eU)W the sur- 

 fuee. Win-r, 12.50; tail, 1U>0; cuhnen, •J.4.', ; dej.th of bill. .J).'): 

 tarsus. '2. 15 ; middle toe. 1.50 ; graduation of tail about 1.25. 

 AVing-forniula, 4, 5, 3, G, 1'; tirst quill uuieh the shortest. I/ab. 

 I'orto Kieo. 

 h. Tarsus about ecjuol to bill. 



1). C. jamaicensis;' Nostrils just covered l>y the short but dense 

 tuft of nasal bristles. Entirely dark s(^oty-plumbeons, inclining to 

 black on the head, wings, and tail, where is a v<'ry faint violaceous 

 gloss. Wing, !»..50; tail, G.50; cuhnen, 'J.OO; depth of bill, 1.70; 

 tarsus, 2.05; middle toe. 1.35; graduation of tail, about .60. 

 Wing-lbrmula, 5, 4, o, 0, 2 ; lirst shortest. JJab. Janiuica. 



Corvus corax, var. carnivorus, Daktram. 



AMEBICAN BAVEN. 



Cori-iif C'tnn'i'uru.'i, B.\nTi:.\M, Tmvtls in K. Florida, 175>:?, 290. — Baiiid, l>inls X. Am. 

 1858, r)«jO, ].l. xxi. — Cooi'Ki: & SrcKLF.Y, 210, j.l. xxi. — Corns, P. A. N. S. 186»>, 

 225. — Loiii), I'r. H. A. Inst. IV, 1864, 121 (Hritish Columbia). —Dali- & Bannistf.r, 

 Tr. Ch. Ac. 1, 1869, 285 ^Alaska). — rooi'Ki:, Orn. Cal. I, 1870, 282. — Samikls, 

 3.'»'». Cori'us cont.i; \Vil.son, Am. Orn. IX, 182."*, 130, pi. Ixxv. f. 3. - lioNAP. Obs. 

 Wils. 1825, No. 36. — lis. Syn. 1^28, .".6. — Doicwity, Cab. X. II. I, 1830, 270. pi. 

 xxiv. — Ki.H. F. B. \ni. II, 1831, 2SM). - Xfttali., Man. I. 1832, 202. —Aid. Orn. 

 Biog. II, l,s34, 476, pi. ci. — In. Syn. 1839, l."iO. — In. P.irds Am. IV. 1842, 7S, pi. 

 ocxxiv. — IIkku.m. X, .V, 54. — Fin.scm, Abh. Nat. Ill, 1872, 40 (Alaska), t'ornisntm- 

 lofl, " WAtii.KK," .' BoNAi". Pr. Zuol. 8oc. 1837, 115 (perhaps true c/''?/,///). — In. Li.st, 

 1838 (probably not of Waglcr). — In. Conspectus, 1850, .387. — Maximilian, Ucise 

 inncre Xonl Amcr. II, 1841, 289 («locs not consider it ditftMvnt from Kuropean). — 

 X'EwnKitKY, P. 1{. \{. Kcp. VI, IV, 1857, 82. Corrus /lojithri.'i, Aoassiz, Pr. Bost. 

 Soc. X. II. II, Dec. 1846, 188. — In. Caban. .1. VI, 1858, 195. — Baiiu., Birds X. Am. 

 1858, 563, pi. XX. — Kknnkki.y, P. P. U. X, 1». jd. xxii. Corrtis, var. littnmlis, 

 " UoLnoLi., Kroger Tidsk. IV, 1843, 390." — Schleokl, note on Corrtcs. 



1 C. imiicuft, Tf.MM. Pi. Col. 413. — CrxpL. Rev. y Catal. de las Aves dc Cuba, 1865, 290. 

 Con-US II, lurictniKs, Lr.Mn. Aves de Cuba, 1830, 65. //"A. Culta. 



2 r. hvro,jiwph,iJi(s, DAin. Tr. .roni. II, 231. — Sam. k, P. Z. S. 1857, 232. — P.kvant, 

 Pr. Bost. Soc. 1866, XI, 94. Hah. Porto Kico and Santo Domingo. 



» C. jiimnurn.sia, Gm. S. X. I, 367. Cossk, B. Jam. 209. —Sri.. Catal. .\m. B. I860, 146. 

 BoNAP. ("onsj.. 385. — Sai.li^:, P. Z. S. \^'u, 2.32. — Makcii, P. A. X. S, 1863, 300. - Bkyant, 

 Pr. Bost. So<'. 1866, XI. 94. If'ih. .lamaica and Santo Dondngo. 



The C jDiiiu'us (»f ( 'u1»a wc have not seen : it seems, however, to be rather nearly related to 

 ('. nssifniififs, and ]H»ssesses more leiigthenetl nasal plumes than the three West Iiulian .species 

 diagnosed above. Its .synonomy is as follow.s : — 



Corvus vn'nurns, (JrNi>L. Cab. J. 1856, 20, p. 97. In. Kev. y Catal. tie las Aves de Cubji. 

 Hab. Cuba. 



