320 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [1895 
“Two in the collection of Wm. Palmer have been identified 
by Mr. Henshaw as belonging to this race; they were taken in 
February, ’81, and were in company with numbers of Ofocoris al- 
pestris. On February 16,88, eighteen specimens of this variety 
were taken by Wm. Palmer, near Washington, from a flock of 
50 or 60 birds that had been noted in the vicinity throughout 
the winter. About half a dozen other specimens have recently 
been obtained by various collectors” (H. M. Smith and Wm. 
Palmer, Auk, v, 148). 
Family Corvinz—Crows, Jays, etc. 
Cyanocitta cristata (477). Blue Jay. 
Common resident. A pair were mating on April 13 (’93), 
and eggs were collected, 5 on May 13 (’82) and 4 on May 30 
(94, Tylor). 
Corvus corax principalis (486). Raven. 
Now rare in Maryland, but, without doubt, may be credited 
to our ocean front and also to the mountains of Western Mary- 
land. During Christmas week ’92, about 20 were seen at 
Bayard, W.-Va., but they could not be approached within rifle 
range. On December 6, ’93, several were seen at the same 
place (J. H. Fisher, Jr.). Bayard is within 5 miles of the 
Potomac. During July, ’80, Ravens were found on Cobbs, 
Boone and Mockhorn Islands (Robert Ridgway, Auk, vi, 118). 
Recorded from Franklin, Somerset and York Counties, Pa., 
(Birds Pa., 202). One was taken at Hagerstown in October, 
’80 (Small). 
Corvus americanus (488). American Crow. 
An abundant resident ; scattered over the country in summer, 
and gathering into large “roosts” in winter. They had started 
roosting on October 21 (’94), and were using it in numbers from 
November 4 (’94) to March 24 (’95), but I only saw a few on 
March 31. <A nest with 3 fresh eggs on March 13 (’88, 
