234 NOUTH AMERICAN UIRUS. 



7. C. nasicua.' Xostiils scaiccly coticcalcd by tlic sliort nasal liria- 

 tli'8. Kniiri'ly viohircuus-lilack, llic H'allR'i-s sTMoky-jjray l)cnoatli 

 the smract'. WiiiM-, U.dil; lail, 7."."); ciiluicii, "2.4"); (icptli oC 

 bill, .80; tarsus, !.!•"); iiiiddlu loo, J. "id; f,'ia(liiatioii ol' tail al)oiit 

 l.Otl; wing-lbniiul.i, 4, ;i. f), (I, li ; liislqiiiU sliorti'st. Hah. Cuba, 

 t^. C. leucogiiaphaluB.^ Nosiiils wrll t'ouci'alcd by the lougor, but 

 ratliLT scant, nasal bristles. Knliiuly violacuous-black, the loathor.'* 

 of the neck all round, bi-oast and sides, pure while below the sur- 

 face. Win',', 12.50; tail, lUtO ; culnien, 2.4.'); dei.lh of bill, .95; 

 tarsus. "-'.L") ; middle toe. 1.50 ; graduation of tail about 1.25. 

 Wiuff-fonnula, 4, 5, 3,0,2; lirst ijuill niueh the .shortest. Ilab. 

 I'oi'to Rieo. 

 h. Tarsus about cq\\a\ to bill. 



9. C. jamciiceiisis.'' Xostrils just covered by the short bnt dense 

 tult of nasal bristles. Entirely dark sooty-iilumbeous, incliuinn; to 

 black on the head, wings, and tail, where is a very faint violacco\is 

 glo.ss. Wing, !).,50 ; tail, G..50; culnien, 2.00; depth of bill, 1.70; 

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

 Wing-lbrinula, 5, 4, 3, 0, 2 ; lirst shortest. Hah. Jamuioa. 



Corvus corax, var. carnivorus, RAitTUAM. 



AUEBICAN BAVEK. 



Coitus cnntironix, RAi:ri!A.M, Travels hi K. Kloridii, 1 "!•.!, 290. — lUllin, Binls X. .\m. 

 18.")8, .WO, pi. x.\i. — Cooi'Ki! & SrcKi.r.v, 210, \A. xxi. — Corr.,s, I'. A. N. S. hStiti, 

 225.— Loiii), I'r. K. A. lust. IV, 1804, 121 (Mrilisli t'ohiiiibia). — D.vi.i, & Haxnistf.I!, 

 Tr. Ch. Ac. I, 1809, 285 tAliisku). — Cool'Kli, Oni. Cal. I, 1870, 282. S.VMiKl.s, 

 ;!;")'). Corvu.i coriij; Wll..soN, Am. Orii. IX, 182.5, KJO, pi. Ix.w. I'. 3. - lioNAr. Obs. 

 Wils. 1825, No. 3(). — III. Syii. 1828, 5«. — Dol-(iirrv, Cab. N. II. I, 18;!0, 270. pi. 

 xxiv. — l!icH. V. V,. Am. II, 1831, 290. — NrrrAM., Man. I. 1S;!2, 202. -Ari). Din. 

 Hi.ig. II, 1834, 47t>, pi. ci. —In. Syii. 1839, 150. — III. I'.iids Am. IV. 1842, 78. pi. 

 ccxxiv. — IIi;i'.ii.M. X, .s; 54. — FiN.scii, Abh. Nat. Ill, 1872, 40 (AlaskaV Con-as cum- 

 loll, " Waoi.ki!," ; MoNAi'. Pr. ZoiJi. Soi^. 1837, 115 (]icilmiis true wmW/). — In. bi.st, 

 1838 (probably not of Wagl'-r). — In. Coiisiicctiis, 1850, 387. — Maxi.mii.iax, Iti'ise 

 iiincic Xord Aiiicr. II, IS II, 289 (docs not consider it (lill'crciit I'rom KiiropcaiO. — 

 XKWiir.iiKV, r. If. If. licp. VI, IV, 1857, 82. Corni.s liuiidiris, Ahassiz. I'r. IJost. 

 Soc. N. II. II, Dec. I84G, 188.- In. Cabaii. ,1. VI, 1858, 195. — Baiiui, liirds X. Am. 

 1858, 503, pi. XX. — Kr.NNT.ni.v, P. 1!. It. .\, b. jil. xxii. Con-iis, var. liltomlis, 

 " lioi.niJLi,, Kroger Tidsk. IV, 1843, 390." — Sciii.koki,, note on ('(irras. 



1 r. iiiisiciis, Tl-MM. PI. Col. 413. - (Irs-iil,. licv. y Catal. dc las Av.'s dc Pidia, 1805, 290. 

 Cornis (niii:ric(i)iiis, Lkmh. Avcs dc Cuba, 1830, 65. //"/(. Cvilia. 



2 i;. leiiro,i,i,i)>'i,ihis, HAi-n. Tr. d'Oni. II, 231. — Sai.i.i,, P. '/.. S. 1857, 232. — P.nvANT, 

 Pr. Host. Soc. 1800, XI, 04. Jlrih. Porto Rico and Santo Domingo. 



8 C.jinii'iirnisis, Cm. .S. X. I, 307. - (iossK, I!, .biiii. 209. — Sel.. Catal. .Viii. H. 1800, 140. 

 BoNAi'. Cons)). 385. — Sai.i.k, P. '/.. S. 1857, 232. - Maiich, P. A. X. .S, isii3, 300. — UiiVANT, 

 Pr. Host. Soc. 1800, .\l, 9t. /full. Tamaica and Santo Domingo. 



The C. miiiu'us of Cuba \vc have not seen : ii 'ms, however, to be rallwr nearly rclalcil to 

 C. nssifrniiua, and ]iosscs.scs more Iciijjtlii'iicd n; d plumes than the three West Indian species 

 diiignoscd above. Its .synoiioniy is as follows : -- 



Corvus minunis, (JrNiii.. Cab. ,1. 1850, 20, p. 97. In. llev. y Catal. de las Avcs de Culja. 

 Hab. Cuba. 



