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THE RAVEN. 



Synonymcs. 



Corvus corax, 



Corbeau, 



Gemein Rabe, Kolkrabe, 



Cuervo, 



Corvo, 



Raven, Crow, Corby, 



OF ORNni..)t,o;;:TS. 



OF THK FRENCH. 



OF THE GERMANS. 



OF THE SPANIARDS. 



OF THE ITALIANS AND 



PORTUGUESE. 

 i OF THE BRITISH AND 

 i ANGLO-AMERICANS. 



F all birds which have a convex, round, knife-shaped 

 bill, furnished at the base with hair projecting for- 

 wards, in other words, of all that belong to the tribe of 

 crows, this, from the breadth of its tongue, is the most easily 

 taught to imitate the human voice. On the ground, he walks 

 in a stately manner, his motions exhibiting a kind of thoughtful 

 consideration almost amounting to gravity. His ordinary 

 voice consists of a hoarse croak, resembling the syllable crock 

 or cruck ; but he frequently emits a note not unlike the sound 

 of a sudden gulp, or the syllable cluck, which he seems to utter 

 when in a sportive mood ; for, although ordinarily grave, the 

 i raven sometimes indulges in a frolic, performing somersets 



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