PART IV. 



CROWS. Corvi. 



CHAPTER I. 



AMERICAN CROW. Corvus Americana. 



THIS well known bird is an inhabitant 

 of the greater portion of, if not of the 

 whole world, and is frequently met with 

 in a state of domestication. For this pur- 

 pose he is raised from the nest, and soon 

 becomes as familiar as a chicken, regard- 

 ing man as a friend, and approaching him 

 without the slightest hesitation or fear. 



We extract the following close descrip- 

 tion of his character from Nuttall's excel- 

 lent Manual of Ornithology. This learn- 

 ed naturalist says; "the Crow is easily 

 raised and domesticated, and soon learns 

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