BIRDS — CORVIDAE — CORVUS CACALOTL. 
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fifth, the fourth longest, the second much shorter than the fourth, which is longer than the 
third and fifth. In the European bird the second quill is longer than the fourth, the third 
longest of all. 
The first distinctive name for the common North American raven seems to be that of Bartram. 
The G. cacalotl of Wagler, from Mexico, is probably a different species, as described further 
on. Prof. Agassiz named our bird C. lugubris in 1846. 
List of specimens. 
When col- 
lected. 
, Stretch 
Great Egg Harbor, N. J. 
Fort Riley, K. T 
Fort Randall, K. T 
Head of Little Mo 
Fort Pierre, Neb 
L'eau qui Court, Neb.. 
Ft. Laramie 
St. Mary's, Rocky mts.. 
San Rafael, Utah 
Fort Steilacoom 
do 
Petaluma, Cal 
Jamaeha Ranch, Cal . . . 
Espia, Sonora 
1857 
Oct. 18, 1856 
Oct. 18,1855 
Oct. 5, 1856 
Oct. 20,1 
Sept. 13,1857 
. 15,1853 
Mar. 30,1856 
April —,1854 
G. N. Lawrence. 
Dr. W. A. Hammond 
Lieut. Warrgn . 
W. M. Magraw . 
Gov. Stevens... 
Capt. Beck with. 
Dr. G. Suckley . 
do 
E. Samuels 
Maj. Emory 
do 
J. Verreaux , 
Dr, Suckley 
Mr. Kreuzfeldt., 
A. Schott 
Dr. Kennedy. 
25.50 
24.00 
50.00 
50.00 
46.00 
1« primary, not grown 
do do.... 
Iris brown 
is primary not grown 
With horn on chin. 
CORVUS CACALOTL, Wagler. 
Colorado Raven. 
}Corvus cacalotl, Wagler, Isis, 1831, 527, Mexico. 
Sp.Ch. — Wing formula as in the other species. Length about 25 inches ; wing, 18 ; tail, 10.50. Tail much graduated ; outer 
feather about 2.30 inches shorter than the middle. Color glossy black, with violet reflections. Tarsus rather shorter than the 
middle toe and claw ? 
Hab. — Colorado river o ? California, (southward ?) 
li this beautiful raven, which is very similar to the common species (the bill very much so), 
the ourth quill is longest, then the third, fifth, secord, sixth, and seventh. The first and eighth 
are about equal. The distances from the tip of the longest quill to that of the others is as 
: ollows : 
1st. 
2d. 
3d. 
4th. 
5th. 
6th. 
7th. 
8 th. 
9th. 
No. 6855, Camp 115 
5.39 
1. 30 
. 15 
0. 
.20 
2.20 
4. 40 
5.60 
6.50 
No. 10297, Camp 110 
4.76 
1. 26 
0. 
.50 
3. 80 
4. 20 
5. 10 
6. 
The tail is rather long, and the feathers more graduated than in the other species, obtusely 
acuminated, or mucronate, the outer 2.26 inches shorter than the middle. They are also 
rather broader than in the other species. 
The feet are short and stout ; the tarsus a little longer than the middle toe and claw ; the 
lateral claw reaching to ti e base of the middle one. 
