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possible — and roots, and is lined copiously and very 

 smoothly with hair, fur, wool, and in fact any soft 

 substance, and is usually a very substantial structure; 

 those built in trees being as a rule larger than those 

 in cliffs. Many people confuse this species with the 

 Rook, but (for one thing) the Crow is seldom seen 

 with more than one of his fellows. Again, his 



CARRION CROW S NEST. 



plumage reflects green instead of purple, the interior 

 of his mouth is pink, that of the Rook lead colour, 

 and his "caw" is of a different character, being much 

 harsher than the Rook's. Occasionally, however, flocks 

 of Carrion Crows came to roost in some plantation 

 during autumn and winter. 



Were it not for its extreme cunning the Magpie 

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