CORVIDA, 243 
THE CARRION-CROW. 
Corvus coréne, Linneus. 
In spite of the constant persecution which this species undergoes 
from those interested in the preservation of game, it is still fairly 
common in most of the wooded districts of Southern England and 
Wales ; especially in the neighbourhood of low-lying coasts, estuaries, 
lakes, and somewhat sluggish rivers. Near London, where it is 
comparatively unmolested, it is by no means rare, and a few pairs 
are distributed among the Parks. In the north of England, 
especially in the Lake district and on the Cheviots, as well as in 
the south of Scotland and as far north as Perthshire, it is common ; 
beyond which, and in the west (though it has nested in Islay), the 
prevailing form is the Hooded Crow: the two not unfrequently 
interbreeding. The Carrion-Crow is recorded from Coll, and is 
resident, though scarce, in Skye ; is said to have occurred in the 
Orkneys; and visits the Shetlands at long intervals. In Ireland it 
is extremely rare, its place being taken by the Hooded Crow. Con- 
siderable accessions to its numbers take place on the east coast of 
Great Britain in autumn. 
The Carrion-Crow is seldom found in Iceland, and even to the 
southern portions of Scandinavia it is a very irregular visitor. Its 
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