DO ROOKS SAY "CAW, CAW"? 93 



that nothing could be more distinct than 

 their pronunciation of caw-caw. 



Besides, have we not the authority of Thos. 

 Ingoldsby on our side ? If a daw says caw, 

 surely a rook may do so. And who has not 

 heard of the pious Jackdaw of Rheims ? 



" If anyone lied or if anyone swore, 



Or slumbered in prayer-time and happened to snore, 



That good Jackdaw would give a great ' Caw ! ' 

 As much as to say, ' Don't do so any more ! ' " 



