UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 621 



Contribution from the Bureau of Biological Surrey 

 E. W. NELSON, Chief 



PROFESSIONAL PAPER. 



February 16, 1918 



THE CROW AND ITS RELATION 



TO MAN 



By 



E. R. EALMBACH, Assistant Biologist 



CONTENTS 



Introduction 1 



Systematic Position and Distribution of 



the Crow 2 



Life History 4 



Information from Correspondents ... 9 



Food Habits 10 



Distribution of Live-Stock Diseases . . 68 



Distribution of Seeds ........ 68 



Natural Enemies 71 



Protection of Crops 73 



Legislation 80 



Summary 81 



Conclusion 85 



List of Items Identified in Stomachs . . 86 



Index 91 



