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NATURE STUDY 



Story of the Seed, George MacDonald's, David Elginbrood. 



' I Jane Andrews' Stories Mother Nature Told. 

 Quercus Alba, J 



Picciola, Xavier Saintine. 



ANIMALS 



The Crow, Owl, and Woodpecker are, next to the spar- 

 rows and pigeons, the best known resident birds. 



Crow. 



Crow. 



Facts : 



The crow belongs to the same family as the ravens, 

 jays, jackdaws, magpies. It has stout perching feet also 

 adapted for walking. Its beak is large, strong, and 

 slightly hooked at the end. In flying, the wings appear 

 saw-toothed. 



Its nest is very large, resting on a platform of sticks, 

 made up in great part of cedar bark, and containing from 



