644 BIRDS. PIES. Crow. 



653 43. Zanoe Crow.-— 39. Corvus Zanoe. 44. 



Is blackifh, the head and neck being brownifh, and the tail very long. Lath. ind. orn. i. 

 164. n. 37. 



Pica mexicana minor. Briff. av. ii. 44. n. 5, — Tzanahoei. Raj. av. 162- — Zanoe. Buff. oif. iii. 

 106. — Leffer mexican Crow. Lath. fyn. i. 397. n. 36. 



Inhabits New-fpain. — This fpecies refembles the Magpie in fize, manners, cunning, chattering, and 

 docility : The bill, legs, and feet, are black. 



654 44. Short-tailed Crow. — 40. Corvus brachyurus. 15. 



Is green above and tawny underneath, the head being marked with alternate brownifh 

 orange and white bars ; the tail is extremely fhort. Lath. ind. orn. i. 166. n. 43. 



Merula viridis moluccenfis. Brill", av. ii. 316. n. 56. t. 32. f. 1. — Pica indica vulgaris. Raj. av. 

 195. t. 1. f. 10. — Breve de Bengale. Buff. oif. iii. 414.— Merle de Bengale. PI. enl. n. 258. — 

 Short-tailed Crow. Lath. fyn. i. 398. n. 37. 



Inhabits the iflands of the Indian ocean. — Is only fix or~ feven inches long : The bill is greyifh 

 brown ; the head is black with alternate ftreaks of white and tawny or brownifh-orange, the corners 

 of the mouth being orange coloured, and the hides whitifh; the chin, wing quills, and tail are black, 

 the latter being tipt with green ; the legs and feet are orange, with dirty red claws. 



655 /3. Philippine Short-tailed Crow. — 40. & C. brachyurus philippenfis. 



Is green, the head and neck being black, the rump and wing coverts bluifh green, and 

 the tail black, with rofe coloured under coverts. Lath. ind. orn. i. 166. n. 43. /s. 



Merula viridis atricapilla. Briff. av. ii. 319. n. 57. t. 32. f. 2. — Breve des Philippines. Buff, 

 oif. iii. 413. n. 1. — Merle des Philippines. PI. enl. n. 89. 



Inhabits with the former. 



6$6 y. Bengal Short-tailed Crow. — 40. y. C. brachyurus bengalenfis. 



Is green above and yellowifh underneath ; the head and neck being black, {beaked 



with white and orange, and the wing and tail quills black. Lath. ind. orn. i. 167. n. 43. y . 



Coturnix capenfis. Klein, av. 115. n. 2. — Breve. Buff. oif. iii. 413. n. 2.— Madras Jay. Raj.. 



fyn. .195. n. 12. t. 1. f. 10.— Bengal Quail. Alb. av. i. t. 31. — Short-tailed Pie. Edw. glean. t„ 



324. Lath. fyn. i. 399. n. 37. b. 



Inhabits India. — The wing quills, in this variety, are white at the bafe and yellow at the tips, 

 and the tail quills have green tips. 



657 S. Madagafcar Short- tailed Crow. — 40. ^. C. brachyurus madagafcaricnfis. 



Is green above and yellowifh underneath; the head being blackifh brown, and the nape 



yellowifh. Lath. ind. orn. i. 167. n. 43. \. 



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