. A history of British birds . RAVEN. 259 PASSERES. COR VID^ CoRVUs coRAx, Liiina3us.*THE KAVEN. Corvus corax. CoRVUs, Linnausf.—Tjeak liard, stout, compressed, straight at tlie base,arched towards the point, and sliarp at the edges. Nostrils basal, generallyhidden Ijy stiff feathers directed forwards. Wings long and graduated ; the firstprinjary much shorter than the second, but more than half as long as the third,the fourth the longest. Tail more or less graduated. Feet strong ; tarsus longerthan the middle toe, to which the outer toe is united as far as its first joint;claws strong, curv
. A history of British birds . RAVEN. 259 PASSERES. COR VID^ CoRVUs coRAx, Liiina3us.*THE KAVEN. Corvus corax. CoRVUs, Linnausf.—Tjeak liard, stout, compressed, straight at tlie base,arched towards the point, and sliarp at the edges. Nostrils basal, generallyhidden Ijy stiff feathers directed forwards. Wings long and graduated ; the firstprinjary much shorter than the second, but more than half as long as the third,the fourth the longest. Tail more or less graduated. Feet strong ; tarsus longerthan the middle toe, to which the outer toe is united as far as its first joint;claws strong, curved and sharp. This, by far the largest British species of the OrderPasseres, and among its exotic members only equalled insize by two or three allied forms, has been from very ancienttimes one of the best known of birds. The wide range ofthe Kaven in the northern hemisphere has doubtless also * Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. (1766). t Lor. cit. 260 contributed to its recognition, while its association with thecherished beliefs of many nations cause
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