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marine rocks and cliffs : the nest is formed of sticks and 

 straw, lined with wool and hair ; the eggs from four to six 

 in number, mottled all over with greenish brown on a light 

 green ground ; the length one inch ten lines, by one inch 

 three lines in breadth. 



In addition to the localities already quoted, the Hooded 

 Crow is indigenous in the northern parts of Ireland. North 

 of the islands of Scotland, it is common in Denmark, Swe- 

 den, and Norway, breeds in considerable numbers on the 

 Faroe Islands, and is found at Iceland ; it is found also in 

 Russia and Siberia, but not beyond the Lena. It is said 

 to breed in Germany ; and is common during winter on the 

 coast of Holland. In the southern parts of Europe, this 

 bird inhabits the plains from autumn to the spring, and the 

 mountains that are wooded from the spring to autumn. It 

 is found at Corfu, Sicily, and Crete. Mr. H. Strickland 

 observed that it was common at Smyrna ; it is found in 

 the Grecian Archipelago ; and it inhabits the country 

 between the Black and the Caspian seas. M. Temminck 

 includes it in his Catalogue of the Birds of Japan ; 

 and Sonnerat records it as inhabiting the Philippine 

 Islands. 



Beak strong, like that of the Raven, two inches long, 

 and shining black, the basal half covered with projecting 

 feathers, which entirely hide the nostrils ; the head, cheeks, 

 throat, and neck in front, shining bluish black ; wings and 

 tail the same ; nape of the neck, back, rump, and all the 

 under surface of the body smoke grey, the shafts of the 

 feathers dark slate grey ; legs, toes, and claws, shining 

 black. 



Whole length of an adult male twenty inches. Wings 

 from the carpal joint to the end of the quill-feathers thirteen 

 inches: the first feather three inches shorter than the 



