great crow blackbird. 
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opinion ft, '. vork *' but the reader may perceive our 
n’hich, how*™ P .°. iut - by 1 ' ef(>n ' i "S to our synonyms, 
do not i.n'-TT’ are »* ven w *th much doubt, since we 
published I** i e sa y> *bat those authors have not 
W e sh a u y r at ’ , ''tory description of this species, 
to tlie m,, 1 '" e !>dcavour to settle the question relative 
-^lesico Inhabiting South America, or even 
^isthelr,^?*^-- W? W e may assert, that 
this is th* U ; M . u, ! u «‘ s i hut we may assert, that 
besides thn..-* ^.. '-.^bbird found in the United States, 
that his i, m , ”, " 'Ison, which, as is the case with all 
incontestabl v°- ] °' peu has touched, are established 
as to his ,rp ’ , lll:l >: occasionally have been mistaken 
by the nlato n 'i a ’ ” r ! ncorrect >n a specific name, but 
determined hi ?* C j lptl0n ’ and bistory, he has always 
and prevent f S , J,rd 8 ? obviously, as to defy criticism, 
Mr Orel j ure ni . ls take. 
Journal of ft* P u h]*shed an excellent paper in the 
the existen. ° . ac [ em y °J Natural Sciences, proving 
species If f.’ lu ,f he United States, of two allied 
descrintions* V^'r "‘^bird, in which he gives new 
account of tl J U ' lCates s ! a bl e characters, and adds an 
to correct Wil * 1 , res P ec tive habits; but in attempting 
names T„ tl f Ilas unfortunately misapplied the 
Wilson sh( ‘ u,d not have charged 
to the SDecies >1 ’ W , 1 ? , ls certainly correct in regard 
doubtful h e P"bhsbed ; and even had this been 
common’erow libli-w .'i ' 1 ’ 1 described and figured the 
by ornitholooists -ri " ( > , l,u '2lit to have been followed 
decision, we consider e 1 !! l e f t,re, . not ? ri thstand i ng Mr Ord’s 
tiouably the true • ' 'i uisca ^ a of Wilson unques- 
ohviou^thatitln^ccef 1 “«*“»• This ' s s0 
■a support of our oninion 'T'r *1° . adduoe an y evidence 
afforded by Mr Ord’s papmMp.eif ' “ sl,fficientl y 
It is impossible to decide i, ’ , , . , 
authors intended to desi^te bv th? Z 7, T / 
but after i . • ” their G racula banta ; 
indicating T ?T ,CVV ° f the s hort and unessential 
by different rCS, * ettlVe s / non y :m8 > and habitat, given 
referred t " rlter j s ’ ' v< ‘ ‘‘d assured that they have not 
arced to one and the same species. Thus, the barita 
