BRITISH BIRDS 
I. ORDER: PASSERIFORMES 
(1) Family : Corvide—Crows 
1. Raven [Corvus corax corax Linneus]. More or less 
stationary in hilly or coast districts, 
Bird. Length 25 in. Black all over with purplish and blue 
gloss. Distinguished from the carrion-crow by its larger size 
and the more rounded end of the tail. 
Nest. Usually on sea cliffs, also 
in high trees, rarely in ruins. Out- 
side: sticks, roots, stems, sea-weed, 
earth. Inside: wool, fur, hair, fibres, 
grass, &c. 
Eggs. Usually 4-6. Greenish, 
sometimes blue blotched and flecked 
with eaginic black, and with under- 
: lying markings of ash-grey. Av. 
Fig. 1. size 1-96 » 1°38 ae 
in. Laying begins in Feb.—March. One 
brood. 
2. Carrion-crow [Corvus corone corone 
Linneus]. Resi- . : : 
dent, except in 
Ireland and the 
Isle of Man. Rare 
N. Scotland. 
Bird. Length | 
19 in. All black with purple and 
green reflections. End of tail less 
round than raven’s. Bill stouter than 
rook’s, (Fig. 2.) 
Nest. Usually in trees or on cliffs. As 
raven. Fig. 2. 
figgs. Usually 4-5. Like raven’s, but 
smaller. Av. size, 1°71x1:18 in. Laying begins in April. 
One brood. 
3. Hooded-crow, Royston-crow, grey-crow [Corvus cornix 
