crow. 



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Anecdotes of a that he was hiding them in the grafs, and covering them wiib 

 Hicks and chips, often looking round about to fee whether I 

 was watching him. When he thought he had fufficiently 

 fecrefced them, he turned about, advancing towards me at my 

 call. When he had come near me, I ran towards the tree 

 to regain my property. But he judging of my intentions by 

 my a&ions, iiew, and arriving there before me, picked them 

 up again, and flew off. with them into another apple tree. X 

 now almoft defpaired of ever getting them again. However 

 I returned back to a houfe a Hltle diftance off, and there 

 fecreting fnyfelf, I had a full view of him, and waited to fee 

 the event. After fome time had elapfed, during which I heard 

 a great noife and talk from him, of which I tinderfiood not a 

 word, he left the tree with my fpe&acles dangling in his 

 mouth, and alighted with them on the ground. After fome 

 time, and a great deal of caution and contrivance in choofi ng 

 and rejecting different places, he hid them again, as lie 

 thought, very effectually in the grafs, carrying and placing 

 over them chips, dry leaves, &c. and often pufliing them 

 down with his bill. After he had finifned this work, he flew 

 «p into a tree hard by, and there continued a long time talking 

 to himfelf and making much noife; bragging, as I fuppofe, 

 of his achievements. At lafl he returned to the houfe, where 

 not finding me, he betook himfelf to other amufements. 

 Having noted the place where be had hid my ipeclacles, I 

 battened thither, and after fome time recovered them. 



This bird had an excellent memory. He foori learned the 

 name which we had given him, which was Tom ; and would 

 commonly come when he was called, unlefs engaged in fome 

 favourite amufement, or foon after correction ; for when he had 

 run to great lengths in mifchief, I was under the neceffity of 

 whipping him, which I did with a little fwitch. He would 

 in general bear correction with wonderful patience and 

 humility, fupplicating with piteous and penitent cries and 

 actions. But fometimes when chaftifement became intolerable* 

 he would fuddenly ffart off, and take refuge in the next tree. 

 Here he would confols himfelf with chattering and adju fling 

 his feathers, if he was not lucky enough to carry off with 

 him fome of my property, fuch as a pen knife, or a piece of 

 of paper; in this cafe he would boaft and brag very loudly. 

 At other times he would foon return, and with every token of 



penitence 



