. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CORVIDjE. 243. THE HOODED CROW. CoRVus c6rnix, Linnaeus. This bird, often called the Grey or Royston Crow, is a regular and numerous visitor to England, especially the eastern districts,, from October onwards; but as a rule it departs in spring, though instances are on record of its having remained to breed, and cases of hybridism with the Carrion-Crow are not infrequent in the north. In Wales it is rare, but in the Isle of Man it nests annually. On the mainland of Scotland it is only too abundant, predominating in the north and west, and becomi
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CORVIDjE. 243. THE HOODED CROW. CoRVus c6rnix, Linnaeus. This bird, often called the Grey or Royston Crow, is a regular and numerous visitor to England, especially the eastern districts,, from October onwards; but as a rule it departs in spring, though instances are on record of its having remained to breed, and cases of hybridism with the Carrion-Crow are not infrequent in the north. In Wales it is rare, but in the Isle of Man it nests annually. On the mainland of Scotland it is only too abundant, predominating in the north and west, and becoming the represen- tative form in the Outer Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands. In Ireland also it is common, and increasing, especially in the south. The majority of the large numbers found in our eastern districts arrive from the Continent, and apparently from Scandinavia. In the Faeroes the Hooded Crow is resident, and it occasionally visits Iceland. In Scandinavia, Finland, Northern Russia, and East Prussia it is common, migrating from the higher latitudes in autumn, at which season large flocks pass over Heligoland and winter in Northern Germany west of the Elbe. These, as a rule, take their departure in March, although some occasionally remain to inter- breed with the Carrion-Crow. Colonies of the Hooded Crow are dotted about Central Germany, are frequent in Galizia, and extend. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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