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THE RAVEN. 



(Corvus corax, Lin. Wilson, ix. p. 113. pi. 75. fig. 3. Philad. Muse- 

 um, No. 175.) 



Sp. Chakact. — Black; back glossed with bluish purple; tail much 

 rounded extending far beyond the wings : 3d primary longest ; 

 (length about 26 inches.) 



The sable Raven has been observed and described from 

 the earliest times, and is a resident of ahnost every coun- 

 try in the world; but is more particularly abundant in 

 the western than the eastern parts of the United States. 

 This ominous bird has been generally despised and fear- 

 ed by the superstitious, even more than the nocturnal 

 Owl^ though he prowls abroad in open day. He may be 



