. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Carrion Crow*. The Carrion Crow {Corvus corone, Temminck) is a resident and fairly well distributed species in the British Isles. It is said also to occur in most parts of the Western Palearctic Region, extending its range into India and also China. The adult has the whole of the plumage black, the upper parts glossed with purple ; head, neck, and throat, tinged with green; the nostrils have a covering of bristly feathers; legs and feet, black; irides, brown. Length, from seventeen to nineteen i

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. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Carrion Crow*. The Carrion Crow {Corvus corone, Temminck) is a resident and fairly well distributed species in the British Isles. It is said also to occur in most parts of the Western Palearctic Region, extending its range into India and also China. The adult has the whole of the plumage black, the upper parts glossed with purple ; head, neck, and throat, tinged with green; the nostrils have a covering of bristly feathers; legs and feet, black; irides, brown. Length, from seventeen to nineteen inches. The young are similar in colouration to the adult, but the gloss on the feathers is 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 Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott

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