THE BIRDS OF MESOPOTAMIA. 221 
I have placed each species in what appears to be the predominant. category 
and only one race where more than one occurs is included, 
Res. | W. Vis.| Sum. Pass | Strag. St. 
Vis. | Mig. incog. 
Passeres ... 50 24 43 9 40 3 14 
Pictform:: .. “| 4 3 6 ] 4 
Strigiform .. as | 4 2 1 
Accipitriform ap 5 15 1 3 2 | 5 
Palecaniform seer 2 ] : | 2 
Anseres.. oa 3 17 l 2 | 
Pheenicopteriform. . | et | , | 
Ardeiform .. Se | 6 3 1 | i 
Gruiform 2 : | 
Charadriform . | 10 28 2 2 2 fi 
Lariform .. ie | 6 6 2 2 
Podicipiform aos 2 1 
Ralliform .. ae 3 3 2 g 
Colum biform fe | 3 1 1 1 | 
Pterocleiiform at 2 1 | 1 
Galliform .. ac 3 | 1 | ‘ 
| 78 | 123 | 18 | 12 43 
| | 
Bed, 
1. Raven. Corvus corax. 
Corvus corax laurencet, Hume ( Lahore to Yarkhand, p. 335, 1873 
—Punjab). 
The Raven is at the most a local migrant in Mesopotamia, It is fairly 
common and nests inthe Jebel Hamrin range from Ahwaz in the south to at 
least Baiji, and probably further, in the north; it also breeds on the river 
cliffs of the Adhaim and the Tigris from Samarra to Baiji. Logan Hume 
noted it building at Tekrit at the end of January and Aldworth found nests 
of seven and three eggs in the first week of March at the same place ; 
Cheesman saw young being fed in the nest on April 18th at Baiji. 
In winter the Raven wanders out into the plains but is only found 
apparently at such places where the hills are no great distance away. 
