46 crow. 



given is Cuperssooa. Also in the drawings of Col. Hardwicke, which 

 say, that they are called in Oude, Bessera ; and that the male weighs 

 two ounces and three quarters, the female two and a quarter. Ano- 

 ther figure in the last named drawings had the bill more strait ; 

 general colour of the plumage as in the female, barred wholly beneath, 

 but the bars less numerous ; lesser wing coverts blue grey, middle of 

 the wing white, outer parts and quills black with pale fringes ; one 

 or more of the outer tail feathers white on the outer webs. 



Found at Cawnpore. — From the above description we may sup- 

 pose that these birds are subject to much variety. 



43— BLACK-FACED CROW. 



Corvus melanops, Ind. Orn. Snp. xxiv. 

 Echenilleur, Tern. Man. Ed. ii. Anal. p. lxi. — male 

 Black-faced Crow, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 116. 



LENGTH twelve inches ; size of the Jay. Bill black, broad at 

 the base, and stout, one inch or more in length, sharp-ridged, and 

 furnished with a few bristles; tongue rounded at the end ; whole face 

 from the nostrils, forehead, chin, and throat black ; plumage in 

 general bluish ash-colour, paler beneath ; under wing coverts, belly, 

 and vent white ; quills blackish, with pale edges ; tail six inches and 

 a half long, dusky black, the two middle feathers plain, the others 

 tipped white, with most white on the outer ones ; legs dusky blue 

 black. 



Inhabits New-Holland, and there called Kai-a-lora. Said to be a 

 bird of prey. Among the drawings of Mr. Lambert is one with a 

 bill apparently more stout ; the head black for a greater space beyond 

 the eyes, and the plumage darker in general ; tail of one colour. 



One, in the collection of Gen. Da vies, had the black occupying 

 half way on the neck before, and all but the two middle feathers 

 tipped with white; legs black ; toes cloven to their origin. Said to 

 be the male of the last. 



