48 -•/ i\'A lURAl.lST IN THE MAC DA l.EiV ISLANDS. 



40. CORVUS AM ERIC ANUS, And. 

 (Common Crow.) 



W'l'y abundant, and quite tame in comparison with their 

 usual slivness. One afternoon, while making* mv way throucrh 

 some thick brush, I heard a number of them within a short 

 distance. Concealing myself under a treC; I commenced to 

 call, and in a few minutes several came within shot, and 

 circled above me until I had killed four. 



The hatred of a Crow for all species of Owls is a well- 

 known fact, and is sometimes taken advantage of to entrap 

 them. Mr. Perham related to mc a curious manner of wa- 

 ging war on the " black robbers " which I have never seen 

 attempted anywhere else. He places a live Owl in some 

 isolated tree near where the Crows feed, and concealing him- 

 self within easy shot, imitates the hoarse cry of a Crow, 

 upon the discovery of his enemy, to perfection. Generally, 

 the cry is taken up and the Crows come from all directions. 

 " The more you kill the madder they get," said he, " but it is 

 necessary to keep concealed." From forty to fifty Crows 

 have been taken in this manner in one afternoon. 



Breeds commonly. 



