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Title: The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Dawson, William Leon, 1873- Jones, Lynds, b. 1865
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Columbus, The Wheaton publishing co.

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dire (who observed a closely allied form in theWest) their ordinary call note is a loud Craack, craack, varied sometimesby a deep grunting koerr, koerr, and again by a clucking, a sort of self-satisfiedsound, difficult to reproduce on paper, in fact they utter a varietv of notes whenat ease and undisturbed, among others a metallic sounding kliink, which seemsto cost them considerable eftort. The Ravens do not associate very intimatelywith others of their kind, but a pair of them are mated for life. Each springthe birds indulge in amorous antics which are decidedly infra dig., turningsomersaults in the air, trying to fly on their backs, etc. Unlike the Crows,tliese birds repair the same nest year after year, and their local attachmentsare very strong. In these circumstances, no doubt, is to be found one elementof the racial weakness in the presence of oncoming civilization. On the otlierhand. Ravens attain a great age, specimens having been ke))! in captivityupwards of a hundred years.
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THE AMERICAN CROW. No. 2. AMERICAN CROW. A. O. U. No. 488. Corvus americanus Aud. Description.—Entire plumage glossy black, for the most part with green-ish-blue, steel-blue and purplish reflections; feathers of the neck normal, rounded.Length 17.00-21.00 (431.8-533.4) ; wing 12.00-14.00 (304.8-355.6) ; tail 7.00-8.00 (177.8-203.2); bill 1.80-2.05 (45.7-52.1), depth at base .72-.84 (18.3-21.3).Female averages smaller than male. Nest, a neat hemisphere of sticks lined carefully with bark, roots andtrash, and placed 10-90 feet high in trees. Bggs, 4-7, usually 5, same coloring asRavens. Occasionally fine markings produce a uniform olive-green effect. Av.size, 1.60x1.20 (40.6X 30.5). General Range.—North America at large, except Arctic regions and Florida.In the latter region replaced by C. a. pascuus. Of local distribution in the West. Range in Ohio.—Of general occurrence. Retires irregularly from thenorthern portion of the state in winter.

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