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PASSERES. OSCINES. 



CORVIDAE. 



Corvus corax Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 4, 

 p. 78, pi. 224. Egg, Bendire, 1895, vol. 2, pi. 4, fig. 3. 



Vicinity of seacoasts and large rivers; nests on cliffs or rarely in 

 trees. 



Me. — Uncommon resident, mainly coastwise. Eggs, April 14. 

 N. H. — Accidental visitor (in winter?). 

 Vt. — Very rare visitor in northern part: Brandon, 1879. 

 Mass. — Accidental visitor, no recent records (Williamstown, 

 before 1877). 

 Conn. — Accidental visitor: South Manchester, Sept. 18, 1890. 



255. Corvus brachyrynchos C. L, Brehm. 

 American crow. 



C. L. Brehm, Beitr. z. vogelkunde, 1822, vol. 2, p. 56. Amer- 

 ica. 



Corvus americanus Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 4, p. 

 87, pi. 225. Egg, Bendire, 1895, vol. 2, pi. 4, fig. 8-12; pi. 5, figs. 

 21, 22. 



Ubiquitous, though avoiding dense forests in the breeding season; 

 nests in coniferous trees. 



Me. — Common resident, in winter chiefly confined to coast. 

 Eggs, April 20-May 25 (June 15). 



N. H. — Common migrant and summer resident; in winter less 

 common near coast and large rivers, rare elsewhere. Eggs, April 

 17. 



Vt. — Common resident. Eggs, April 22. 



Mass. — Common migrant and summer resident; common 

 winter resident near coast, but less so inland. Eggs, April 15- June 

 13. . 



R. I. — Common migrant, summer and winter resident. Eggs, 

 April 12-23. 



Conn. — Common migrant, summer and winter resident. Eggs, 

 April 12-May 9. 



