THE CROW 



cries after he had alighted. The crows flew 

 to the same pine, and, taking a position near 

 the hawk, began to talk to him in a low tone. 

 It was evident that they were telling him that 

 his loud screams would bring all the hunters 

 of Cape Ann to the spot. The hawk con- 

 tinued to scream, and one crow, in a loud 

 tone, called out, " Caw-caw-caw-caw-caw." 

 Immediately five other crows appeared, and all 

 attacked the hawk, striking at him with their 

 wings until he ceased to scream. 



The crafty crows did not care about the 

 hawk's nest, but they did not intend to have 

 the hawk publish the fact. Well they knew 

 that a search would expose the two nests down 

 the valley. 



The red-shouldered hawk seems to be too 

 slow and clumsy to wage war on crows, and 

 the birds nest near each other, without trouble, 

 only as I have related. 



The crows in my locality have named me 

 in the crow language. Two caws is the way 

 the sentinel announces my approach to his 

 mates. 



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