. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. I'lrill CKUW.—(-'"iTus t.asij'ni'jit^. ill till' wcll-iTinciuberocl spot, and wiis (|uite as familial' witli tliu owiut of the house as any I if tiic hens. Tlie Iloochnl Crow is boldly and conspicuously pied with givy and Mack, distrilnited as tollows: The head, back of the neck, and throat, toi^ether with the wings and tail, are jrlussy bluish black, while the remainder of the body is-a very peculiar j^rcy with a slij^ht l)lackisli wash. Tlu; length of the bird is about nineteen or twenty
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. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. I'lrill CKUW.—(-'"iTus t.asij'ni'jit^. ill till' wcll-iTinciuberocl spot, and wiis (|uite as familial' witli tliu owiut of the house as any I if tiic hens. Tlie Iloochnl Crow is boldly and conspicuously pied with givy and Mack, distrilnited as tollows: The head, back of the neck, and throat, toi^ether with the wings and tail, are jrlussy bluish black, while the remainder of the body is-a very peculiar j^rcy with a slij^ht l)lackisli wash. Tlu; length of the bird is about nineteen or twenty inches. It goes by many names in diil'erent parts of the country, aniuiig which Dun Crow, lloody, and Iloddy are the most conimon. The ruiLll'i'lNK Chow derives its name from the locality in which it is found, its plar(( of residence bt'iiig the Philippine Islands. Jt is a striking and liandsome bird on account of the elegant crest which decorates its head and the general hue of its plumage. It is not a large bird, measuring only eleven inches in total length. The colour of the upper ]iarts of the body is jiale green (lashed with yellow here and there, according to the direction of the light, and a similar tint, Imt with more yellow, under the throat. A black band runs round the head ciivfloping the eye in its i)rogre.'<s, and is jiartially covered by the loose tlowing feathers (if the crest. The dense wing-coverts are brown, tlu; (piill-featheis are decji olive-gTeeii on (heir exterior sides, and the secondaries are tipped with white with a slight dash of Liroeii. The bill and legs are of a reddish hue. The Fisii Ckow of America is about the size of a ounmoii jackdaw, its length being generally about sixteen inches. Our chief information of this bird and its habits is derived from Wilson ; and as his acc(juiit cannot be condensed without great loss of its (ii'iginal vigour and freshness, it is here given at length. " I iirst met with this species on the sea-coast of