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it f T'T/ P""' '■' *° '^^^ ""^°°°''' -here the 

 giam IS extracted with beak and claws 



windfall TT "'■ '°°"'*'' 'S quite ^ 



aTot h. '" r"' °°°^^'°"^ *^'^>- '-ke merry 

 among the wnged swarm, catching che insects in 



tne an- and transferrin^ them f., tK„ 1,1 ,.•> 

 the wing. "^ ^ ^''''^ '^^'^'' "« 



In those parts of Ind.a where the grass is green 

 hroughout the year many of the crols habuLu," 



b en onT "' '" ;° ''"""^"^ ^"'' "'^^^^^'■^ ' -<='^ -- 

 ins I ' ' '"""'"*'' "''^"8 the ground after 



the ticks which infest the skins of cattle. Nothing 



birroTr." i°'r ''^° ''^ ''^''' -' °- '^f thes! 

 birds on the back of a cow or buffalo busilv engaged 



m picking ticks out of the skin of the ,;adrVed 



The skill shown by the crows in performing the 



operation is wonderful. They could give points to 



any dentist^ They never seem to hurt or harm the 



cattle as the jackdaws in England often do while 



attempting to render a similar service. 

 Two or three crows may usually be seen attendino 



the ploughman as he follows the " lonely furrow. '' 



