Corvus macrorhyvnchos Wagler.
Field Characters: A uniformly glossy, jet black crow with a
heavy bill. [ts voice differs from that of the Common Itouse-
Crow in the ‘caws’ being much deeper and hourser in’ tone,
Sexes alike.
Distribution : Resident throughout India, Burma and Ceylon,
where 3 races are recognised on differences mainly in size of
wing and bill.
Habits: Though small numbers are turecl into towns anct cities
by the prospect of profitable scavenging, the Jungle-Crow is
mainly a rural bird, abundant on the countryside and met with
even in forested and unfrequented parts, far from the haunts of
Man. Many live in the neighborhood of villages and outlying
hamlets where sanitation is elementary and refuse abmnucaint.
Jungle-Crows are not as gregarions as Common Crows. they
are usually solitary, but at times congregate in biggish parties.
Several will colleet in company with vultures to feed on a carease,
Their liking for carrion is sometimes a help to the shikdri, since
in dense jungle their presence often reveals the whereabouts
of a tiger or panther‘ kill’. Jungle-Crows are just as omnivorous
us their grey-necked relatives and notoriously destructive to
the eggs and young of other birds. In the monsoon, land crahs
form a favourite item of food—a useful service to agriculture
if land erabs are really as destructive to seedling crops as they are
believed to be. At all times lizards, frogs, and centipedes as
well as a large variety of fruits are caten.
Nesting: The normal breeding season in peninsular India is
between December and March or April; north of the Ganges
and in Assam and Bunna it is usually later, between March and
May, They build the usual type of crow’s nest of twigs high
up in a tree. Both sexes partake in building work, incubation
and care of the young. Though slightly larger, the eggs, 4-5
in number, resemble those of the Common Crow in colour, Like
the Common Crow, though less frequently, Jungle-Crows are
selected by the Koel as suitable foster parents for its offspring,
and it is not unusual to see a clamouring young cuckoo being
assiduously and carefully tended by this species.
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