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Alaska. Near St. Michael it is a resident in summer. (Turner.) 

 More or less common all along the base of the Alaska peninsula. 

 (Osgood.) One specimen taken at Seldovia, Alaska, July 4th, 1903. 

 (Anderson.) An adult specimen was taken at Belkoosky bay, 

 Alaska, July 22nd, 1897. Two specimens were taken* at Kadiak 

 island, December, 1897. Ravens were abundant in the Coast 

 range; rare in the Bonaparte valley, at Lake la H4che, and 

 at Vernon, B.C. ; but at Nelson, B.C., they became abundant again. 

 (Rhoads.) I saw a pair of ravens at Cape Blossom, Kotzebue sound, 

 Alaska, August ist, 1898, and several were seen along the lower 

 course of the Kowak later in the month. An abundant and well 

 known scavenger. It congregates about the streets of Sitka and 

 along the beaches with as much familiarity as the black vulture 

 does in the south. I did not learn of its breeding anyTvhere about 

 Sitka. (Grinnell.) Very abundant on Queen Charlotte islands, 

 B.C. Only moderately common in Cook inlet, Alaska. (Osgood.) 

 Of all the birds we met with the raven occurred most regularly. It 

 was noted from Wrangell, up the Lynn canal, over the White pass, 

 and down the whole length of the Yukon. (Bishop.) 



Breeding Notes. — I have a set of six eggs that were taken at 

 Peel river, Mackenzie delta, on April 27th, 1900. The nest was a 

 large structure of sticks and weeds lined with animal fur, and built 

 on top of ,a spruce tree. {W. Raine.) 



488. American Crow. 



Corvus brachyrhynchus C. L. Brehm. 1822. 



Rare in Labrador; only found in southern portions; Stearns 

 reports it from Eskimo river; Verrill records it as common on Anti- 

 costi; not known to breed in Labrador. (Packard.) A common 

 migrant in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) Several seen on Sable island, 

 N.S., in 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907. (/. Boutelier.) A common 

 resident in Nova Scotia. (Downs; H. F. Tufts.) Common all 

 winter in Cumberland co., N.S. (C. H. Morrell.) Common around 

 the shores of Cape Breton island, 1898; also on the shores of Prince 

 Edward island, 1888. (Macoun.) A common resident at Sydney, 

 Cape Breton island. Eggs taken April 15th, 1901. (C. R. Harte.) 

 Nowhere have I ever seen crows more abundant and so tame as on 

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