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RUFOtjS CROW. 



Corvus rufus. C. rufus, suhtus pallidior, capite collo pectorequc 

 fusco'cinereis, alis caudaque nigris medio alhis. 



Rufous Crow, paler beneath, with brown-cinereous head, neck 

 and breast, and black wings and tail^ white in the middle. 



Rufous Crow. Lath, suppL 



La Pie Rousse. Levaill. ois. 



Size of a Blackbird : length about eleven inches : 

 bill thick and rather short: tail lengthened and 

 cuneated: bill dusky: legs brownish. Native of 

 China, where it was observed by Sonnerat ; but is 

 also found in India, &c. 



PURPLE-HEADED CROW. 



Corvus purpurascens. C. rufescens suhtus luteus, capite pur" 

 purascentey remigibus caudaque longiore nigris. Lath. ind. orn. 



Rufescent Crow, with purplish head, black quill-feathers, and 

 lengthened black tail. 



Purple-Headed Crow. Lath, syn, suppl. 



Described by Mr. Latham from a drawing : 

 supposed to inhabit China. 



