. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE AMERICAN CROW. No. 2. AMERICAN CROW. A. O. U. No. 488. Corvus americanus Aud. Description.—Entire plumage glossy black, for the most part with green- ish-blue, steel-blue and purplish reflections; feathers of the neck normal, rounded. Length ( ; wing () ; tail () ; bill (457-52-i). depth at base (). Female averages smaller than male. Nest, a neat hemisphere of sticks l
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE AMERICAN CROW. No. 2. AMERICAN CROW. A. O. U. No. 488. Corvus americanus Aud. Description.—Entire plumage glossy black, for the most part with green- ish-blue, steel-blue and purplish reflections; feathers of the neck normal, rounded. Length ( ; wing () ; tail () ; bill (457-52-i). depth at base (). Female averages smaller than male. Nest, a neat hemisphere of sticks lined carefully with bark, roots and trash, and placed 10-90 feet high in trees. Eggs, 4-7, usually 5, same coloring as Raven's. Occasionally fine markings produce a uniform olive-green effect. Av. size, ( ). General Range.—North America at large, except Arctic regions and Florida. In the latter region replaced by C. a. pascuus. Of local distribution in the West. Range in Ohio.—Of general occurrence. Retires irregularly from the northern portion of the state in Photo by the Alt )RM AT THE CROW WOODS. THE Crow's year properly begins with the disbanding of the winter roost in late February or early March. When the first south wind bursts into the chilly atelier of spring, siezes a brush and paints the eastern sky with somber blues and piled up grays, his picture is incomplete until stretched across the canvas a long black line of the hurrying birds. Crows. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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