28 crow. 



half as long again as the rest of the bird, and fully as cuneiform as 

 that of the Magpie, the feathers blue with black ends, and an oval 

 spot of white at the tip of each.* 



Inhabits China, and there called Shannaw ; often kept in cages, 

 and becomes very tame ; and by the Chinese taught many tricks, by 

 way of entertaining the multitude. 



18 —AFRICAN CROW. 



Corvus Africanus, Ind. Orn. i. 163. Gm. Lin. i. 374. Daud. ii. 240. Shaw's Zool. vii. 375- 

 African Crow, Gen. Syn. i. 396. Nat. Misc. pi. 561. 



LENGTH twenty-two inches. Bill red ; head and neck dark 

 purple, the first somewhat crested ; each feather tipped with grey as 

 far as the hind head ; back brown ; belly dirty ash-colour ; quills 

 blue on the outer edges ; tail greatly cuneiform, the two middle 

 feathers twelve inches long, the outer very short, all of them tipped 

 with white ; legs red. 



Inhabits Africa. These two last seem to resemble each other, so 

 as make us inclined to think them Varieties only. 



19.— CARIBBEAN CROW. 



Corvus Caribbaus, Ind. Orn. i. 163. Gm. Lin. i. 374. Daxcd. ii. 242. Shaw's Zool. 



vii. 375. 

 Galgulus Antillarum, Bris. ii. 80. Id. 8vo. i. 176. 



Pica candata Indica, Rail. 42. Will. 90. 



Pica Antillarum, Rati. 152. 



La Pie des Antilles, Buf. iii. 101, 129. 



Persian Pie, Will. Engl. 132. § vi. parag. 2d. 



Caribbean Crow, Gen. Syn. i. 395. 



SIZE of a Magpie. Bill red ; head and neck blue ; the latter 

 surrounded with a white collar; from the base of the bill, passing 



* In the PI. enlitm. 



