WB, .1 \vs. i 



in hiving long, pointed, instead of the usual short, rounded I'cutli. n. <>n ti.e 

 throat 



Ra*y*. Northern Nrth America fn>in CnmlaiKl t Alaska, Houth n 

 the Pacific coast t Hnti-li Columbia, an-l <>n tin- Atlantic c,u.,t t.. N.,ril, 

 Carolina; of local distribution in tin- i-a-tcrn t Hit.-.l State*. 



'. compact all' I syinim -triral, f -ti.-k* lin<-.l uithgnsaea, wool, etc.. ad. I 

 ed from year t year, in trcwi >r mi dills. A'././", two to H.-V, n, pule bluish 

 freen, pale olive. <>r olive spotted or dashed ,..r U.tln with olive brown 

 tinn* nearly uniform olive from density of marking), 2-02 x l'S" (Hiil^w.). 



"The usual imtc of the Karen is a hoarse, rolling cr-r-r-crnrk, luit 

 he has other cries. . . . 



" Despite their <li(TiTi'tHv in si/.r ami liahits, I H\\\*\ c..iif>ss tluit I 

 often had difnculty in ili-tin^nisliin^ Uavcn- from Crows. Kvery one 

 must have noticed how the apparent size of a Crow will vary under 

 different conditions of the atmosphere; it is tin- same with the I: 

 At tunes he looks as big as an Eagle ; at others scarcely larger than a 

 Fish Crow. But when actually in company with Crows he can not 

 be possibly mistaken, for he then apjH-ars, as he is, nearly double the 

 size of any of them. Mis flight did not seem to me as rliararterMic 

 as it has been described. True, he sails more than doe- tin- ( 'row, and 

 there is something peculiar in his wing strokes, Imt the difference is 

 not always appreciable unless there is an opportunity for direct com- 

 parison " (Brewster. HinN < >l.-,-rved on (Julf of St. I^awrence. Proc. 

 Boat Soc, Nat. Hist., xxii, 1883, p. 378). 



488. Corvusajnerlcanos .IW. AMKKI. AN ('BOW. (See Fig. 44, *.) 

 Ad. Entire plumule liluck, with Kteel-lilui- or <li-cj. ]iiir|>liili reflection*; the 

 under parts duller than the upper parts; feathers on the m-.-k normal, short, 

 and rounded. L., 19-30; W., 1*18; T., 7'52; B., 2-00. 



Samyt. " North America from the fur countries to Mexico"; winters from 

 the northern United State* southward. 



Washington, abundant P. R. Sing Sing, common P. K. Cambridge, 

 abundant P. R. 



A'ttt, bulky, of uticks lined with strips of grapevine bark, gnuwea, moxs, 

 etc., in tree*, generally about thirty feet up. Kyy*, four to six, generally blu- 

 uh green, thickly murk til with shades of brown, but sometimes light blue or 

 Ten white with almost no markings, 1*65 x 1-19. 



Throughout his wide range the size, color, voice, haliits, and abun- 

 dance of the Crow combine to make him the most conspicuous and 

 consequently the best known of our birds. But in spite of his great 

 circle of acquaintances he has few friends. An unfortunate fondness 

 for com has placed him under the Imn of the agriculturist ; tl. 

 price on his head; every man's hand is against him. 



Apparently he does not mind this in the lea-t : in fact, he seems 

 to rejoice in being an outlaw. As for fear. I dmilit if hi- knows what 

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