THE "HURRAH CROW" 161 



not dare imperil my reputation by telling 

 my experience with a crow that summer. 

 Relying, however, upon my " good name," 

 and further fortified by the discovery that 

 another reputable student has also heard the 

 same, I will venture. I had heard for sev- 

 eral days a crow shout " hur-rah ! " or the 

 vowel sounds that irresistibly suggested that 

 word, so plainly that I was startled, and 

 thought it must be an escaped pet who had 

 been taught. The peculiar call seemed to 

 come from one bird only, and with a very 

 strong glass I was able to see from a window 

 a strange scene. 



The bird of the remarkable note appeared 

 to be the leader of a small flock, for he was 

 perched on the top branch of a tree, while 

 perhaps eight or ten occupied the lower 

 branches. Every time he uttered his " hur- 

 rah " call they answered with the ordinary 

 "caw," at the same time flying around the 

 lower part of the tree in a small circle and 

 returning to their places, while the leader 

 never left his perch at the top. This per- 

 formance was kept up. an hour at a time, and 

 I heard it daily through the season, though 



