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Corvus Carnivorus.— Bartram. 
American Raven. 
I have often met this bird on the beach from 
Barnegat to Cape May, and found it very shy 
and hard to obtain. I found it feeding upon the 
carcasses of ducks. I obtained a specimen from 
Maine, in the flesh, which was much larger than 
the one found in New Jersey. 
Corvus Americanus —Aud. 
Common Crow. 
This bird is very abundant in New Jersey and 
Pennsylvania, and also in Delaware. I have 
never seen many west of Ohio. Inever killed 
but one in lowa, and that was much smaller than 
the Eastera. As a general thing, the crows vary 
in size, but not as much as this one. 
Corvus Ossifiagus.— Welson. 
Fish Crow. 
This crow makes its appearance along the 
Delaware in Spring, when the shad fishermen 
commence to haul their nets, to feed on the 
small fish that are left on the shore. Ihave 
found them in North Carolina. I have found 
them breeding in New Jersey in May. Nests on 
pine trees. Eggs four in number. 
Pica Hudsonica.—Bonap. 
Magpie. 
I was fortunate enough to find one specimen 
of this bird in the Spring of 1875, in Winnebago 
Co., Iowa. 
