10* THE CROW. 



manded the Ravens to feed thee there." First 

 Chapter 17, verse 3-6. " So he did according to the 

 word of the Lord." " And the Ravens brought him 

 bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh ire 

 the evening, and he drank of the brook." 



If the inquiry be made, where the Ravens obtained 

 the bread and meat for the supply of the prophet, we 

 have no certain answer to give on that subject, as the 

 Scriptures do not inform us. 



THE ROOK. 



The Rook is about the size of the common Crow, 

 being a foot and a half long, and nearly three feet in 

 extent. 



The Rook and the crow appear so much alike, that 

 one is often mistaken for the other. But the Rook 

 differs from the crow in having no feathers between 

 the root of the bill and the eye, and in having a more 

 glossy and beautiful plumage. These birds, also, 

 differ widely in their habits, the crow living on putrid 

 flesh, while the Rook feeds only on insects and corn. 



Rooks are very sociable in their habits, and in their 

 manners harmless and innocent. They assemble in 

 large flocks, and are so fond of the society of each oth- 

 er, as to build their nests together on the same tree. 

 It sometimes, however, happens in this community, as 

 well as in others, that individuals quarrel, and are oc- 

 casionally seen pulling the nests of each other in pie- 

 ces, and fighting for the mastery. Such conduct would 

 seem unfavourable to their living together in harmony, 

 and yet, if a pair take offence at such a quarrel, and 

 ^etire to a separate tree, and there build their nest, the 



