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THE FISH-CROW. 
pressed, with 2 large dimidiate rings. The rings are broad, firm, 56 in 
number. The bronchi, o p, o p, are wide, of about 15 half rings. The 
muscles are the same as in the Thrushes and Warblers, there being four 
pairs of inferior laryngeal. 
The Black Walnut. 
Juglans nigra, Willd., Sp. PL, vol. iv. p. 456. Pursh. Flor. Amer. Sept., vol. ii. 
p. 636. Mich., Arbr. Forest., vol. i. p. 157, pi. 1. — Moncecia Polyandria, Linn, 
— Terebinthace^e, Juss. 
Th e black walnut of the United States is- generally a tree of beautiful 
form, and often, especially in the Western and Southern States, attains a 
great size. Wherever it is found, you may calculate on the land being of 
good quality ; the wood is very firm, of a dark brown tint, veined, and 
extremely useful for domestic purposes, many articles of furniture being 
made of it. It is also employed in ship-building. When used for posts or 
fence rails, it resists the action of the w r eather for many years. The nuts 
are gathered late in autumn, and although rather too oily, are eaten and 
considered good by many persons. The husking of them is, however, a 
disagreeable task, as their covering almost indelibly stains every object 
with which it comes in contact. 
THE FISH-CROW. 
CORVUS OSSIFRAGUS, Wils. 
PLATE CGXXVI. — Male and Female. 
This may be said to be the only species of Black-bird found in the United 
States that is not constantly subjected to persecution. You would suppose 
it fully aware of its privileges, were you to witness the liveliness of its 
motions, and to listen to its continued chatter. While the Raven and the 
Common Crow are ever on the watch to escape the effects of the enmity 
which man harbours towards them, the Fish-Crow pays little attention to 
