Crow. INSESSORES. CORVUS. 351 



HOODED CROW. 



CoRvus CORN IX, Linn. 

 PLATE XXIX. 



Corvus cornix, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 15G. 5 Fau. Suec. No. 88 Gmel. Syst. 1. 



p. 336. 5 — Lath. Ind. Ornith. 1. 153. ?. 

 Comix cinerea, Briss. p. 2. 19. 4 Rait Syn. p. 39. A. 4 Will. p. 84. 1. 18. 



and 77. 

 La Corneille mantelee, Buff. Ois. v. 3. p. 61. t. 4 Id. PI. Enl. 76 — Cor- 



neille Mantelee, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. v. 1. p. 199 M<?yer, Tasschenb. 



Deut. V. 1. p. 95 Frisch, Vogel. t. C5. 



Royston Crow, Will. Ang. 124. t. 18 Albin. 2. t. 2Z.— Low's Fau. Oread. 



p. 47. 

 Hooded Crow, Br. Zool. 1. No. 77 Arct. Zool. 2. p. 251. D — Leiviri's'Rr. 



Birds, 1. t. 36 Lath. Syn. 1. p. 374. 5 Id. Supp. p. 77 — Montagu's 



Ornith. Diet Bewick's Br. Birds, 1. 69 — Don. Br. Birds, v. t. 117 — 



Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 5 — Shaw's Zool. 7- p- 348. 



Provincial — Dun Crow, Grey-backed Crow, Bunting Crow. 



The birds of this species are indigenous in the western 

 and northern parts of Scotland, but are migratory in Eng- 

 land, where they arrive in October, and depart upon the ap- 

 proach of spring. I am assured, from the most authentic 

 information, that in those districts of Scotland where they 

 abound, there is no visible diminution of their number du- 

 ring the winter months : the inference then seems to be, that 

 the greater part of those which visit England come from 

 Sweden, Norway, and other countries situated in the north- 

 east. And this opinion is strengthened by the fact of their 

 generally arriving with the first flight of Woodcocks, which 

 birds always take advantage of a north-eastern breeze for 

 their journey. In Scotland they build in trees, rocks, or sea- Nest, &c. 

 cliffs, as may accord with the situation ; the nest being form- 

 ed of sticks, and Mned with soft materials. They lay four 

 or five eggs, similar to those of Carrion-Crow. In the breed- 

 ing-season they are very destructive to the eggs and young 

 of the red grouse ; and, like the Raven, will frequently attack 

 lambs and sheep, when in a weakly condition. 



