The ornithologists say it is easy to tell the difference. Just examine the down, say, on the neck. It is white in the Crow, but dusky in the Raven. Unfortunately, the birds will not always wait to permit an examination of the down. The eye is often mentioned, but hazel-eyed birds have become white-eyed. However, the Raven has lanceolate feathers on the neck, and a rougher, unmusical voice. The Raven seems the more common bird, though most people will tell you there are no Ravens in their district. The Apostle-Bird (Gray Jumper), and the White-winged Chough are two of Australia's "anomalous birds." Both go in flocks, so each has been called the "Twelve Apostles." However, the name has become attached to the Gray Jumper. The White-winged Chough has no close relative in the world; possibly, the Chough that nests in the cliffs of Cornwall is nearest to it. The Bell-Magpies (_Streperas_), perhaps better known as Black or Gray Magpies, are now receiving much notice, because of their position at the head of the bird-world. They are restricted to Australia, Tasmania, and Lord Howe Island. A good name is required for these birds, for, of course, they are not Magpies, though they have a white-tipped tail, and there is usually white in the wing, and about the base of the tail. They are fine, large birds, with a variety of notes. (continued below) ==== [Page 188b] F. 164. CORVIDAE (5), CROWS, Rook, Raven, Jackdaw, Magpie (Br.), Jay, Nutcracker, Chough, 274 sp.--27(25)A., 73(58)O., 69(53)P., 15(9)E., 43(35)Nc., 73(65)Nl. 3 63 =387 Hazel-eyed Crow=, _Corvus coronoides_, A. Nom. c. _open_, _timber_ 20 Black glossed with purple; white down; hazel eyes; f., smaller. Insects, carrion, fruit, not lambs. =388 Small-billed Crow=, _C. bennetti_, W.N.S.W., V., S.A. Like 387, but smaller; bill small; eye white; f., sim. Insects, carrion. "Car" repeated. Stat. v.r. _plains_ 18.5 =389 Australian Raven=, Crow (e), _C. marianae (Corone australis)_, A., T. Nom. v.c. _plains_, _timber_ 20 Black glossed purple; throat feathers lanceolate, tinged green; down dusky-gray; eyes white; f., smaller, lanceolate feathers not so well developed. Locusts, caterpillars, omnivorous, destructive. "Loud, deep Gwar-gwar, varied with shrill, high-sounding Korr-Korr" (North). 1 1 =390* Apostle-Bird=, Gray Jumper, Twelve Apostles, _Struthidea cinerea_, N. Ter., E.A., S.A. (inland). Stat. small flocks, r. _open timber_ 13 Gray; wings brown; bill, legs black; eye white; f., sim. Mud nest. Insects. Incessant chattering. [Page 189] [Illustration: [391] [392] [393] [394] [395]] 1 1 =391* White-winged Chough=, Black Magpie (e), Jay (e), Apostle-Bird (e), _Corcorax melanorhamphus_, E.A., S.A. Stat. small flocks, c. _timber_ 16