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nest and fed upon bread and milk, meat, worms, cock- 

 chafers, etc. When full grown they will eat anything ; 

 and when young they will learn to repeat any words by 

 hearing them again and again, especially if they are 

 rewarded by a nice titbit after they say their lesson, 

 their memory and power of imitation being quite won- 

 derful. They should be kept in some warm corner in 

 an outhouse, or in a large cage, and not allowed to 

 roam through the house, as they are dirty birds, and 

 not pleasant companions in a dwelling-house. 



Bishop Stanley relates an anecdote of the strange 

 partnership of a Raven and a little terrier belonging to 

 the landlord of an inn. These comrades used to go 

 out upon poaching expeditions, and killed a number ot 

 hares and rabbits. As soon as they came to a covert, the 

 dog went in and drove the game towards the bird, 

 and the Raven waited close to one of the outlets, and 

 pounced upon any creature that came out, killing it 

 himself if he could, if not, waiting for the dog to come 

 out and help him. These strange allies were fond of 

 rat-hunting too, and the Raven helped the dog quite 

 as much as a ferret could do. 



They are said to be very affectionate parents, and 

 Mr. Knox relates that on occasion of a Raven's nest 

 being robbed by a schoolboy, he found the young birds 

 half starved and three of them with their wings clipped ; 

 these he thought it useless to restore to the nest. But 

 fearing that the Ravens would desert their haunts, he 



