37? CROW, 



loofe texture : quills brownifh black : tail eight inches long, and 

 black : legs and claws alfo black. 

 PtACE, Inhabits the Friendly IJles, in the South Seas. 



3. Corvus corone, Lin. Syft. i. p. 155. N° 3.— Afa/Ar, p. 11.— Scop. Ann. 1. 



4- CARRION p . 35. Wtf.— Georg.Ruf. N°z. 



La Corneille, Brif. orn. ii. p. 12. N» z.—Buf. oif. iii. p. 45. pi. 3.— PL 



enl. 483. 



Carrion Crow, Rati Syn. p. 39. A. 2. — Will. orn. 122. pi. 18.— 



Albin. vol. ii. pi. zi.—Br. Zool. i. N° 75. pi. 34, — Air. Zool. 

 N° 



IV. Afa/ Zro. Muf. 



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Description. HpHE Crow is like the Raven, both in form and manners, 

 but is much lefs in fize : the length is eighteen inches ; 

 breadth twenty-fix inches ; and weighs a pound and a quarter. 

 The general colour is a fine violet black, but not near fo glofly 

 as that of the Raven. It makes the neft on tall trees, chiefly in 

 woods ; and lays five or fix eggs, much like thofe of a Raven. Thefe 

 birds are moft frequently feen in pairs, and are faid to remain fo 

 through life. Like the Raven, are fondeft of carrion and animal 

 food, making great havock of young, game of all kinds; and will 

 pick out the eyes of young defencelefs lambs. 



The female differsfrom the male in being lefs brilliant. The 

 Carrion Crow is met with in many parts of the world, though not 

 near fo far fpread as the Raven. It is faid to be very fparingly 

 met with throughout the northern parts of Europe : in Pruffia* 

 not ufual ; and in Sweden f only feen once ; in England, France, and 

 Germany, are pretty common. We hear of it at Madeira J. Not 



Klein. Ord. A<v. p. 58. f Faun. Suec. p. 29-. % Forjf. Fey. p. 25-. 



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