472 cony ID M. 



Corvus hesperis, Ridgw. 

 (Plate XXI. figs. 1 & 3.) 



Corvus (americanus var.) cauriuus, Cooper (nee Baird) P. Cal. Acad. Sci. 



vi. p. 19J (1876), 

 Corvus americanus, Bendire, Life- Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 405 (1895) 



[part.] ; Cooke, Birds Colorado, p. 92 (1897). 

 Corvus americanus hesperis, Ridyw. Birds North Sf Middle Amer. iii. 



p. 270 (1904). 



Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis, Ridyw. t. c. p. 746 (1904). 

 Corvus hesperis, Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 598 (1909). 



Four eggs of the Western Crow resemble those of C. brachy- 

 rhynchus. 



4. San Diego, California, 1st May W. Radcliffe Saunders Ksq. 

 (D. P. Williams}. [P.]. 



Genus CORVULTUR, Lesson. 

 Corvultur albicollis (Lath.). 



Corvultur albicollis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Vb'q. tab. xxxix. fig. 4, a, b 

 (1845-54); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 24 (i877j; Sharpe, 

 ed. Layard, Birds S. Afr. p. 417 (1875-84; ; Stark, Fauna S. Afr., 

 Birds, i. p. 10 (1900) ; Reich. Voy. Afr. ii. p. 640 (1903) ; Shelley, 

 Birds Afr. v. p. 134 (1906) ; Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 599 (1909) ; 

 Nehrk. Kut. Eiersamml. p. 359 (19iO). 



An egg of the White- necked Raven is much like those of 

 C. corax. It is of a rather broad oval shape slightly constricted 

 towards the smaller end, and without gloss. The ground is pale 

 greenish-white, spotted all over and blotched about the broad end 

 with two shades of umber-brown. It measures '2'0'2 by 1'45. 



1. Pondolund, S. Africa. Crovvley Bequest. 



Genus COIAEUS, Kaup. 

 Colceus monedula (Linn.). 



Corvus monedula, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Voq. tab. xl. fig. 4, a-d 

 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 28. fig. 4 (1855-63) ; 

 Hewitson, Egys of Brit. Birds, i. p. 232, pi. Ix. fig. ii (1856) ; 



Dresner. 7?/iv/. I?M* TV r K*>5? n7A\. Xa^,,J,.,^ 7?-..^V li^.,!* 



Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 523 (1875) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. 



& xiv. p. 429, pts. xi. & xii. pi. 2. figs. 1-2 (1908). 

 Monedula turrium, Loche, Expl. Sci. Alger., Ois. i. p. 114 (1867). 

 Colceus monedula, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 26 (1877) ; id., Hand-l. 



v. p. 599 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 359 (1910). 

 Coloeus monedula monedula, Hartert, Vog. pal. Eaun. i. p. 15 (1903) ; 



Jourd. Eygs Eur op. Birds, i. p. 16 (1906). 

 Cokeus monedula spermologus, Hartert, t. c. p. 16 (1903) ; Jourd. t. c. 



p. 14, pi. v . figs. 7-14 (1906). 



