RAVEN. 



INSESSORES. 

 CONITiOSTRES. 



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CORVIDM. 



THE RAVEN. 



Corvus cor ax. 



Corvus corax. The Raven, 



PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 279. 

 i n >> MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



w n n n BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol i. p. 85. 



w n n n FjLEM. Brit. An. p. 87. 



n ,, SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 346. 



M JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 145. 



>> i? n GOULD, Birds of Europe, pt. viii. 



Corbeau noir, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 107. 



CORVUS. Generic CIiaracters.Benk straight at the base, compressed at the 

 sides, curved towards the point, and sharp at the edges. Nostrils basal, open, hid 

 by stiff feathers directed forwards. Wings pointed ; the first primary of moderate 

 length, the second and third shorter than the fourth, which is the longest. Feet 

 three toes before, one behind, almost entirely divided ; tarsus longer than the 

 middle toe. 



