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morsels from the body. But before touching such 

 food a raven soars round and above the carcase, to 

 see that there is no human enemy lurking in the 

 rocks ; for though quick to find food, he is ever on the 

 alert, and never, except in very foggy weather, will 

 he approach within gunshot. The raven is, even for 



EGGS OF RAVEN 



a bird, an early riser ; long before sunrise he " beats " 

 the hills and valleys, and after sunset his harsh call, 

 cruck-cruck, may still be heard as he homeward goes 

 to his retreat among the hills. 



We found one nest with five eggs, after a long and 

 stiff climb of over a thousand feet. We were 

 certain there was a nest near at hand, but for some 



