Chow. INSESSORES. CORVUS. :149 



CARRION CROW. 



CoRFUs coRONF, Linn. 

 PLATE XXVIII. 



Corvu? corone, Lhm. Syst. 1. p. 155. 3 — Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 365. sp. 3 



Lath. Ind. Ornith. 1. 151. sp. 4. 



Cornix, Rail Syn. p. 39. A. 2 Will. p. 83. 



La Corneille noir ou Corbine, Buff. Ois. v. 3. p. 45. t. 5 — Id. PI. Enl. 



483. 

 Corneille noir, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. v. 1. p. 108. 

 Krahen Rabe, Bechst. Naturg. Deut. v. 2. p. 117 Meyer, Tasschenb. 



Deut. V. 1. p. 94. 

 Carrion Crow, Br. Zool. 1. No. 75. t. 34 — Arct. Zool. 2. No. 135 Letvin's 



Br. Birds, 1 t. 34 White-s Hist. Selb. p. 97— TFi//.(Ang.) p. 122 t. 18. 



— Lath. Syn. 1. p. 370. 3 Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 4 Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



— Id. Supp — Bewick'' s Br. Birds, v. 1 Low's Fau. Oread Shaiv'x 



Zool. V. 7. p. 345. 



Provincial — Black-Neb, Corby-Crow, Flesh-Crow, Gor-Crow, 

 Midden-Crow. 



This species bears a strong resemblance in form and ha- 

 bits to the Raven, but is much inferior in size. It may be 

 readily distinguished from the Rook, by the greater strength 

 and curvature of its bill, and which is never deprived of the 

 bristly feathers that cover the base and nostrils, as is the case 

 with the latter ; its note also is hoarser, and the glossy tints 

 of its plumage are more inclined to greenish-blue, than to the 

 violet and purple of the Rook. Carrion Crows seldom asso- 

 ciate in numbers, but generally remain in pairs through the 

 year. They are omnivorous, feeding indiscriminately upon Food, 

 carrion, young birds or animals, eggs, roots, grain, &c., and, 

 when pressed by hunger, will sometimes attack birds upon 

 the wing. Montagu mentions, observing one in pursuit of 

 a pigeon, at which it pounced like a hawk, and another that 

 struck a pigeon dead from the roof of a barn. In the breed- 

 ing-season, they are mortal enemies to the young of all poul- 



They chiefly frequent wooded districts, but are common 



