CROW. 



CARRlOX CROW. GOR CROW. GORE CROW. 

 BLACK XEB. FLES1I CROW. 



Corvus corone, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



CorvusA Crow. (Latin.) Corone A Crow. (Greek.) 



THE Carrion Crow is a small edition of the Raven. The 

 Italian proverb tells us that, 'chi di gallina nasce convien che 

 rozole,' 'as the old Cock crows, so crows the young;' and thus 

 do we find it to be with these two birds; the one, as it 

 were, a derivative of the other; the major comprehending the 

 minor. 



The Carrion Crow occurs throughout Europe, in Germany, 

 Vance, Spain, Greece, Prussia, Austria, Hungary, and Italy, 

 in Denmark, Norway, and, but rarely, in Sweden, as also, 

 according to Ternminck, in Asia in Japan. It is found 

 throughout England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, but less 

 frequently in the extreme north. 



These birds keep in pairs the whole year, and are believed 

 to unite for life, and more than two are seldom seen in com- 

 pany, unless it be when met over a carrion, or while the 

 brood remain together. In their wild state they have been 

 known occasionally to pair with the Hooded Crow: in one 

 instance for two or three years in succession. It does not 

 appear for certain what the progeny are like, but one nest 

 was said to contain some young birds resembling one of the 

 parents, and some the other. The male spiritedly defends 

 the female when sitting, and both bravely repel any bird, 

 though much larger than themselves, that may shew symptoms 

 of having a design upon their young. They fearlessly assail 



