. Directory to the birds of Eastern North America .. . C. CROWS. Corvidae. Large birds with very long wings folding nearly to the tip of tail; all of our species are black, more or less iridescent. CC, B* a, 3. Cries, harsh. Nests, placed in trees or on cliffs: eggs, 3 to 6, grayish Spotted with dusky. Flight, strong and direct. a. Crows. as above. 1. AMERICAN CROW, C. americanus. ; feet,short and stout, fig. 259. N. A. excepting Fla. Notes,-Catyrepeated several times, more rapidly when alarmed ; a seriesof croaks, given quickly; and various guttural notes; someindividua
. Directory to the birds of Eastern North America .. . C. CROWS. Corvidae. Large birds with very long wings folding nearly to the tip of tail; all of our species are black, more or less iridescent. CC, B* a, 3. Cries, harsh. Nests, placed in trees or on cliffs: eggs, 3 to 6, grayish Spotted with dusky. Flight, strong and direct. a. Crows. as above. 1. AMERICAN CROW, C. americanus. ; feet,short and stout, fig. 259. N. A. excepting Fla. Notes,-Catyrepeated several times, more rapidly when alarmed ; a seriesof croaks, given quickly; and various guttural notes; someindividuals, at least, have a quite musical, but low song. 198 CKOWS. 1*. FLOKIDA CROW, C. a. pascuus. Smaller than 1with the bill and feet proportionately larger. Florida. Fig. 258. 2. FISH CROW, C. ossifragus. ; feet long and slender. Atlan-tic and Gulf Coasts from Conn, toLa.; casual as far north as , //a ha and some gutturalcries. Flight, rather more rapid than1 with quicker wing-beats. Highlygregarious. 3. NORTHERN RAVEN, C. PEiNCiPALis. 2
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