ilbH CROW —Ctitus o:>^;rtgui 



in tlie well -remembered spot, auJ was quite as familiar with the owner of the house as 

 any of the hens. 



The Hooded Crow is boldly and conspicuously pied with grey and black, distributed as 

 follows : The head, back of the neck, and throat, together with the wings and tail, are 

 glossy bluish black, while the remainder of the body is a very peculiar grey with a slight 

 blackish wash. The length of the bird is about nineteen or twenty inches. It goes by 

 many names in different parts of the country, among which Dun Crow, Hoody, and 

 Hoddy are the most common. 



The Philippine Ceow derives its name from the locality in which it is found, its 

 place of residence being the Philippine Islands. 



It is a striking and handsome bird on account of the elegant crest which decorates 

 its head and the general hue of its plumage. It is not a large bird, measuring only 

 eleven inches in total length. The colour of the upper parts of the body is pale green 

 dashed with yellow here and there, according to the direction of the light, and a similar 

 tint, but with more yellow, under the throat. A black band runs round the head 

 enveloping the eye in its progress, and is partially covered by the loose flowing feathers 

 of the crest. The dense wing-coverts are brown, the quill-feathers are deep olive-green 

 on their exterior sides, and the secondaries are tijpped with white with a slight dash of 

 green. The bill and legs are of a reddish hue. 



The Fish Ceow of America is about the size of a common jackdaw, its length being 

 generally about sixteen inches. Our chief information of this bird and its habits is 

 derived from Wilson ; and as his account cannot be condensed without great loss of its 

 original vigour and freshness, it is here given at length, 



" I first met with this species on the sea-coast of Georgia, and observed that they 

 regularly retired to the interior as evening approached, and came down to the shores of 

 the river Savannah by the first appearance of day. Their voice first attracted my notice, 

 being very different from that of the common Crow, more hoarse and guttural, uttered as 



