in Ch'eat Britain during the Nesting-season. 133 



numerous in Banffshire. Mr. R. J. Shearer marks the Carrion- 

 Crow as nesting occasionally in Caithness ; and the late Mr. St. 

 John mentions its occurrence in Sutherland, where, however, its 

 nest has not come under the notice of Mr. Dunbar. 



Dr. Dewar informs me that he has seen the Carrion-Crow, 

 during the breeding- season, in the Outer Hebrides, where, as in 

 the neighbourhood of Glasgow, he believes that it pairs with the 

 Hooded Crow. 



CoRvus coRNix (Linn.). Hooded Crow. 



Provinces III. IV. X. XI. XII. XIII.-XVIII. 



Subprovinces 8, ii, 22, 24, 25, 26-38. 



Lat. 51° or 54°-61°. '' Scottish '^ type, or Northern. 



Mr. Laver, of Colchester, has informed Dr. C. R. Bree that 

 the " Dun Crow " occurs in great numbers near the Blackwater 

 River, in Essex, and " some remain and breed there every year. 

 Mr. Laver has frequently seen and taken the nest on Osey 

 Island, in the parish of Steeple, on Ramsay Island, and at 

 Paglesham. His cousin, Mr. Robert Laver, has shot the old 

 bird from the nest, which is generally that of the Carrion- 

 Crow." Dr. Bree has since written to say that the trees in 

 which the Hooded Crow used to breed have been cut down in 

 one of the localities whence he kindly endeavoured to obtain 

 specimens. 



Messrs. Gurney and Fisher mention a pair having once nested 

 near King^s Lynn in 1816. 



There is reason to believe that the Hooded Crow breeds occa- 

 sionally in North Wales, where the birds have been noticed 

 so late as May. Further information on this point is very de- 

 sirable. 



The Hooded Crow has been known to breed near Scarborough 

 on two or three occasions {Yan^ell, and 'Zoologist,'' p. 6142). 

 A bird which bred at Hackness is still preserved in the Museum 

 at Scarborough. 



Mr. Selby marks the Hooded Crow as breeding occasionally 

 in Northumbei'land; and Mr. J. F. Crellin reports it as breeding 

 annually in the Isle of Man. The bird breeds throughout 

 Scotland, becoming more abundant northwards. 



