. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 254 NOIITII AMEIU(;AN JIIIIDS. as the Hij,'lit of tlio latter is swifter, tliev are frequently uiisiiccessf»il in tliese attempts at roliljery. This Crnw can eatcii liviny tish witli considerable dexterity, Imt cannot feed while on tiie winj;. During the winter and early s])ring, Mr. Audnlmn states tliat tliese birds feed on various kinds of berries, esiiecially those ol' the attinina and of the common iiolly, and those of tlie exotic tallow-tree, now so coninion near Ciiarleston (,St
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 254 NOIITII AMEIU(;AN JIIIIDS. as the Hij,'lit of tlio latter is swifter, tliev are frequently uiisiiccessf»il in tliese attempts at roliljery. This Crnw can eatcii liviny tish witli considerable dexterity, Imt cannot feed while on tiie winj;. During the winter and early s])ring, Mr. Audnlmn states tliat tliese birds feed on various kinds of berries, esiiecially those ol' the attinina and of the common iiolly, and those of tlie exotic tallow-tree, now so coninion near Ciiarleston (,Sti7/iiif/i(i si'J>iJ\rtt). In .fanuary and February tiiese trees are much resorted to liy the Crows, who greedily devour their white and oily seeds. ^Ir. Audul)on found these birds breeding generally on moderate-sized trees of tlie loblolly-pine, buildin;'; their nests towards the extremities of the branches, about twenty feet from the ground. The nests are smaller than tiiose of the ("row, and are built of sticks, lined witii dry grasses and moss, and neatly Hnislied with tine filtrous roots. The eggs are live or six in num- ber, and resemlile those of the Crow, l)ut are smaller. Two eggs of this s^iecies, from St. Simon's Island, measure, one in length by in In'eadth, the otiier by Their ground-color is a ligiit blue with a .slight greenish tinge, marked over the entire egg with small Idotches of a ligiit l)rown. An egg from (ireat Egg Harlior, obtained by Wilson, from the old Teale Museum, and which may lie a faded specimen, has no tinge of blue or green, but a ground of pinkish-gray, marked with smaller blotclies and cloudings of dark drab. It measures inches in length by one inch iu breadth. Gknts PICICORVUS, Boxap. Pkicon-us, , Consi). Av. 1850. 384. (Type, Coreas cohnnJiianu/f, AViLs.) Char. LuiKloii-irray color, with lihick wiiifrs and tnil. Bill longpr than tlio hoad, considerably lonjrcr than the tarsii.^s, attenuated
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