46 CROWS AND JAYS 



Their eggs, which resemble those of the Crow in color, 

 are laid in April. 



,< CROW 



Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynckos. Case I, Fig. 19; 

 Case 3, Fig. 27 



Sexes alike in color. L. 19}. 



Range. North America; migratory at the northern limit of 

 its range; roosting in colonies in winter. 



Washington, abundant P. R. Ossining, common P. R. Cam- 

 bridge, common P. R, abundant T. V. N. Ohio, common P. R. 

 Glen Ellyn, common P. R. SE. Minn., common S. R., Mch.- 

 Nov., uncommon W. V. 



The Crow and the Robin are probably the best known 

 of all our birds. The former we treat as an enemy and the 

 latter as a friend, and one therefore is as wild as the other 

 is tame. Whether the Crow deserves to be outlawed has 

 not as yet been decided. But we should not condemn him 

 out of court and let us remember that as an intelligent, 

 self-respecting citizen, who animates wintry wastes with 

 his shining sable form and clarion call, he has other than 

 economic claims to our consideration. The nest is placed 

 in a tree about 30 feet up, and 4-6 eggs, green thickly 

 marked with brownish are laid in April. 



The Florida Crow (C. b. pascuus) is very near the 

 northern bird, but has the wings and tail smaller, the bill 

 and feet larger. It lives chiefly in the pine barrens of 

 Florida and is much less common in the state than tha 

 Fish Crow. 



FISH CROW 

 Corvus ossifragus 



Brighter, more uniformly colored above and below, the feathers 

 without dull tips. 



Range. Atlantic and Gulf coast region from the lower Hudson 

 Valley and Long Island Sound southward. Migratory only at 



