CROW, 



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South- Sea Raven, Gen. Sjn. i. p. 369. N° 2', 

 Br. Muf. 



jNE of thefe is in the Britijh Mufeum. The bill is ridged and 

 arched on the top of the upper mandible, greatly fimilar to 

 that of the Aniy but not fharp-edged : the general colour of the 

 plumage black j but the whole of the hind part of the neck in this, 

 fpecimen is white, coming forwards, and making almoft a crefcent 

 on the fore part. Whether this bird is an accidental variety or 

 not, canfcarce be determined i or whether the effed of the adult 

 Hate : perhaps the laft, as the bill is fo coniiderably larger than in 

 that defcribed before. I obferve alfo, that in the prefent one the 

 legs are remarkably fcaly and rough, and the claws large j a ftrong 

 prefumption of its being an old bird. 



SOUTH-SEA 



RAVEN. 



Variety, _ 



CROW. 



Carrion Crow, Gen. Syn. i. p. 370. N° i.—Ar^. Zool. N" 135. ,^ 



Corvus Corone, Brun. N« 29.— Ma/Ar, N" 87 Georgi Rei/e, p. l6j.— ■<- CARRION 



FauH. Arag. p. 72. 



T^HIS fpecies is common in many parts of the old continent, 

 but fcarce in Ruffia ; only in the northern parts : grows more 

 common in Sibiria, efpecially beyond the Lena, where the Hooded 

 Crow is not feen : about the Lake Baikal pretty common ; but 

 moft of all plentiful about JJirachan, where, in company with 

 others of the genus, they do immenfe damage to the vineyards, fo 

 as to oblige the owners to hire perfons to drive them ofF with 

 clappers, &c. * : extends alfo to China, as I have feen it in draw- 



* Dec. Riif. ii. p, 143, 



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