C0RVU8, 469 



Five eggs of the North-west Crow are similar to those of G. corone 

 but smaller. They measure respectively : 1-63 by 1-12 ; 1-63 by 

 1-11 ; 1-62 by 1-17; 1-6 by 1-16 ; 1-58 by 1-12'. 



3. British Columbia. J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 



2. Idaho, U.S.A. Crowley Bequest. 



Corvus ossifragus, Wilson. 



Colosus ossifragus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 29 (1877). 



Corvus ossifraaus, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 415, pi. iv. 

 flg-s. 16, 17 (1895) ; Ridgto. Birds North S^ Middle Amer. iii. p. 273 

 (1904) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 597 (1909) ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 359 (1910). 



Eggs of the Fish-Crow resemble those of C. corone, but are 

 smaller. They vary in length from 1-55 to 1-59, and iu breadth 

 from 1-04 to 1-11. 



1. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



6. Hog Island, Virfjinia, 22nd May Princeton University, N.J. 



( W. E. D. Scott). [E.1, 



1. Georgia (2'. M. Brewer), Crowley Bequest. 



Corvus splendens, Vieill. 



Corvus splendens, Layard, Ann. Mag. N. S. 3nd ser.xiii. p. 214 (1854) ; 



Beavan, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 376; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. 



p. 20 (1889) ; Oates, ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 8 



(1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 597 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 



p. 359 (1910). . 

 Corone splendens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 33 (1877) : Legge, 



Birds Ceylon, ii. p. 349 (1879). 



Eggs of the Indian House-Crow resemble those of 0. eora.v, 

 C. comix, and C. macrorhynclius, and can only be separated from 

 them by their smaller size. Generally, however, the markings 

 are less bold and the grpund-colour is bluer and brighter than in 

 the eggs of the above-mentioned birds. They measure from 1'2 to 

 1-65 in length, and from '96 to 1'15 in breadth. 



1. India. Crowley Bequest. 

 7. Sind. _ Goold Coll. 



3. Sambhur, Rajputana, 28th June Hume Coll. 

 (iJ. M. Adam). 



2. Sambhur, 12th July (fi. M. A.). Hume Coll. 

 2. Delhi, 4th June (C. T. Bing- Hume Coll. 



ham). 

 1. Delhi, 12th June (C. T. B.). Hume Ooll. 



1. Agra, 19th June. W. Radcliife Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



1. A.gra, 2l8t June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



2. Agra, 16th June. Hume Coll. 

 1. Agra, 17th .Tune. Hume Ooll. 

 5. Agra, 18th June. Hume Coll. 



