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in the interior — and it has been traced westward to the shores of 

 the Pacific. It was found breeding on the rocky shores of Labra- 

 dor by Mr. Audubon, and according to Dr. Richardson, visits the 

 remotest islands of the Polar Seas. In the middle Atlantic districts 

 it is not abundant. A few occur on the sea coast of New Jersey, 

 and occasionally it is observed soaring in wide circles over the 

 shores of Long Island. On the large lakes it is abundant, where 

 it is attracted by the number of dead fish cast on shore by the 

 waves. 



The Raven is omnivorous, though its choice of food seems to be 

 dead animal matter — and it does not reject the most putrid animal 

 substances. It also attacks small living quadrupeds, and not un- 

 frequently descends upon the poultry, and is charged with killing 

 lambs, and even full-grown sheep; and it is said to follow the hunt- 

 ers, and feed on the offal of their game. Its hoarse croaking and 

 melancholy aspect, added to the rest of its evil qualities, have 

 brought it sadly into disrepute. By some, it is denounced as a 

 robber, and shot whenever opportunity offers ; by others, more su- 

 perstitious, it is dreaded as a bird of ill omen. 



