150 BIRDS OF FIELD, FOREST AND PARK 



and feathers, usually in the thick top of a tall 

 evergreen tree in deep woods. The handsome, 

 mottled, green and brown eggs are usually five 

 or six in number. The dress of the Crow is jet 

 black, even to the feet, legs and bill. He is a 

 walking bird, with an expression of independ- 

 ence in his gait that is quite amusing. In my 

 boyhood they were the first comers of the bird 

 army, a herald of the spring whose appearance 

 we eagerly looked for. At that season their fine 

 black coats were really attractive on the bare 

 brown patches where the snow had melted. I 

 have a real affection for the Crow and should 

 sadly miss him, particularly in fall and spring. 



