'6 JOUBXAL, yArVRAL UTST. SOCIETY OF STAM. VoC. 1. 



ORDEFi—WM. S S E ]RE S. 

 Fainil.y GORA^ID.E—Qyows, Magpies, c^c. 

 1 (4). Corvus macrorhynchus. 7'he Jangle- Crow: 

 Siamese, ni (Ka).. 



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])esi-nf>tion. Length, up to 508 i»m. ( 20 in. ). Colon)-, black 

 thronghout^ — all the leathers, except those of the neck, having a 

 decided gloss. 



Bill and legs, black. Iris, dai'k brown. In young birds 

 which I have examined, the base of the l>ill and the gular skin 

 are pale pinkish flesh-colour, while the iris is bluish grey, changing 

 gradually to dark gvey, and thence to dark brown, as the bird gets 

 older. 



Habits, lI'c. Tliis bird is exceedingly abundant in Bangkok^ 

 and is a regular frecjuenter of our gardens alli the year round. 



The majority of the crows of Bangkok appear to roost on the 

 west side of the river, though the ])igh trees round some of the Wat& 

 and other old buildings on the east side are also favom-ite roosting 

 places. Towards sunset, crow:* from all parts of Bangkok may be seen 

 Happing their leisurely way ( always in a westerly direction ) to the 

 places where they are to spend the night. 



Bistrihaiion, Also recorded from Trang (Robinson and Kloss ')y 

 and li!a:^tern, Central and Northern Siam ( Gyldenstolpe ). Probably 

 to be found almost everywhere throughout tiie country. 



[Note, (lyldenstolpe states that G. insolens ( The Burmese 

 House-Crow ) is " very comuioii in Bangkok and its neighbour- 

 hood '"' (J. insolent is smaller than the present species, and ha& a 

 con';j)icuous dull brown neck. 1 have never seen any such bird here.], 



1-2 (21). Crypsirhina variaus. The Blach Eackct-tailcd 



Magpie. 



Siame.^e, milQVJ (Ka weji). 



.I)e!<rrijdioii.. Length, ooO mm. (13 in.), of which the tail 

 measures nearly 203 nnn. ( 8 in. ). Whole plumage black, with 

 a bronze-gret?n metallic gloss, except on the forehead and round the 



