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The raven, like the vulture, will scent at a great dis- 

 tance the bodies of the slain after a battle ; and I have 

 seen them in Spain greedily devour the remains of the 

 soldiers. 



The raven is frequently mentioned in Scripture : 

 " And the rav^ens brought Elijah bread and flesh in the 

 morning, and bread and flesh in the evening " (1 Kings 

 xvii. 6 ). " Who feedeth the young ravens that call upon 

 Plim " (Ps. cxi. 9). " But the cormorant and the bittern 

 shall possess it : the owl also, and the raven shall dwell 

 in it " (Isaiah xxxiv. 11). 



