the crows. 
r 5 
s We; on H^ S K eel j b]aC J k above and bclow > with a purplish 
Purplish an d l head and neck a green gloss; throat-feathers 
br °wn. ’ Total l Ce °v. ate ln Shape; billand Ic e s black; iris 
own. Trxf i i iAi oiiapc y uiu am 
: hnti. l ngth ’ 19 brehes; culmen, 2-15 ; wing, 13-0; 
bul, 8-o 
0 ~ j tarsus, 2*c. 
bex es alike. * 
Young. 
dingy ^ in co 8 ™|. lar to thc adult > but the whole plumage 
more 
tiful i n so ® a Brit *w-— Generally distributed, but more plen- 
West. j>„ . ■ parts than m others, especially in the north and 
Crow. a treJandand generally replaced by the Hooded 
1,1 autumn. Sldcrable migration to the east coast occurs 
buted^ovi'mi; 6 the — Generally but locally distri- 
lr, habitant bUt n0t occurrin g far north, while it is an 
countries 
i o " i-mv. u J.O till 
, cs , J 01 the more northern parts of the Mediterranean 
Eastern Sihn .- y naturallst « recognise the Carrion Crow of 
" ' rla as a distinct species ( Corone orientalis ), and it 
species which interbreeds with the Siberian 
ooded' c' • tb * S s P ecies which ir 
: record Pr i°i V . ^f' w ^ fharpii ) in the valley of the Yenisei, 
H 
as 
Ls record 1 ^ K 0r0ne shat 
p aven > which it immi? eCb0l m ^ L ’ P ' S47 >‘ Like the 
Carrion Crow ;! resembles in appearance and habits, the 
thln g that con ! an omnlvorous bird, and it will prey upon any- 
ffuie-bird s roden? U f ^? y ’- y0Ung birds > si ckly lanibs - eggs of 
Sl °n a lly the ry! s oi a11 sizes > garbage, sea-shells, etc. Occa- 
aU, -r, atone f or T assemble in docks like Rooks, and, like the 
S e ,t q neir misdeeds by devouring insects and grubs. 
^‘ddle of Anrif 'f bwlt in a tal1 and isolated tree, about the 
|r , e situation, J bUt som etimes in rocks, and when these suit- 
P r °Und. ln • do not occur, the nest will be placed on the 
%g s _ Thr ucrure it resembles that of the Hooded Crow. 
!° th °se of^hp t ^. six in number, very similar in size and colour 
aera lly rather i,.-°? ded Crow, but the bluish ground colour 
an V. llan y varieties' , As . with lhe e gg s of C ■ cornix, there 
toin m s °me instant W u' ch the spots are s P ars ely distributed, 
bether at } nce s the motthngs show a tendency to crowd 
am > r-r-t- 2s larger end of the egg. Axis, rb-r 9 inch; 
