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September
17, 1804
"Capt.
Lewis went out with a View to See the Countrey and its productions...
he killed a Buffalow and a remarkable bird (Magpy) of the
Corvus Species long tail and upper part of the feathers
and also the wings is of a white purplish variated Green, the back
& part of the wing feathers are white edged with black, white
belly, while from the root of the wings to Center of the back is
White, the head nake [neck] breast & other parts are black the
beeke like a Crow. abt. the Size of a large Pigion, a butifull thing."
—William Clark
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