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HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA. 



•where they followed mules to steal a tithe of their 

 barley. 



The Whitewinged Crowbill (Loxia Leucoptera), is 

 found in the pine and hemlock forests, subsisting on 

 the seeds obtained from the pine cones. 



THE RAVEN. 



The Raven (Corvus Corax), common to both conti- 

 nents is found here. Though spread over the whole 

 world, says Nuttall, Ravens are rarely ever birds of 

 passage, enduring the winters even of the arctic circle, 

 or the warmth of Mexico, St. Domingo, and Madagas- 

 car. They are particularly attached to the rocky 

 eyries where they have been bred and paired. Through- 

 out the year they are observed together in nearly 

 equal numbers, and they never entirely abandon this 



