BIRDS. PIES. Crow. 633 



raft multitudes of the larvae of various infers, which do infinite rnifchief by lodging under the roots 

 of grafs and other plants. It ufually fits with its face oppofed to the wind; and is very readily caught, 

 during fnow, by means of a paper fnare : The eggs are bluifh green, variegated with a number of 

 blackifh-brown fpots. 



606 g, Dautian Crow. — 8. Corvus daur'icus. 22. 



Is black, with a bluilh-black crown, the fcrag, throat, and belly, being white. Pall. it. iii. 



694. n. 8. 



C. dauricus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 154. n. 8. Georg. it. 165.— Corneille de Senegal. Buff", oif. iii. 

 67. PI. enl. n. 327.— Chinefe black Raven. Ofb. voy. i. 377.— White-breafted Crow. Tryer, 

 trav. 21. Kolb. cape, ii. 146. Lath. fyn. i. 376. n. 6. t. 15. 



Inhabits China, Mongalia, Perfia, near lake Baikal, near the Lena, the ifland of Jvanna (Johanna?) 



and Senegal Is rather more than a foot in length, and refembles the Jackdaw in fize and general 



appearance : It is gregarious, and lives on infects, and various fruits. The tail and wings have a 

 fhining greenifh glofs ; according to Mr Latham, the nape of the neck is hoary. 



6oj jS. Brown-throated Daurian Crow. — 8. /3. C. dauricus fufcefcens . 



Is entirely black, the throat and fcrag being brown. Lath. ind. orn. i. 154. n. 8. is.. 

 This variety is frequently found among flocks of the former. 



608 10. Caledonian Crow. — 9. Corvus caledonicus. 23. 



Is alh coloured, the bill, eyelids, tail, and feet, being black. Lath. ind. orn. i. 154. n. 9,. 

 New-caledonian Crow. Lath. fyn. i. 377. n. 7, 



Inhabits New-caledonia. — Is about fifteen inches long, of which the tail meafures five inches ; the 

 bill is a little more than an inch in length ; the irides are yellowiih. 



609 11. Jamaica Crow. — 10. Corvus jamaicenfis. 24. 



Is entirely black. 



C. jamaicenfis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 154. n. 10.1 — Cornix jamaicenfis. Brill", av. ii. 22. n. 5. — Cor- 

 neille de Jamaique. Buff", oif. iii. 67. — Chattering Crow. Raj. av. 181. Sloan, jam. ii. 298. Lath, 

 fyn. i. 377. n. 8. 



Inhabits the mountains of Jamaica. — This fpecies, which meafures eighteen inches long, lives on 

 berries and beetles ; it is entirely black, and differs from the European Crow by its voice, which is s< 

 perpetual chatter. 



610 12. Jackdaw. — 11, Corvus Monedula 6. 



Is blackiih-brown, with a hoary hind head j the front, wings, and tail, being black. 

 Scop. an. 36. n. 38. 



C, Monedula. Lath. ind. orn. i. 154. n. 11. — Cornix garrula. Klein, av. £9. n. 4. Id. ftem. 10,. 



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