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good for the deer that no doubt occupied the land in 

 prehistoric times, I do not doubt that at present the 

 hatching of the young during the lambing season is more 

 than a coincidence. 



The shepherds told us that soon after the young are 

 hatched the old cease to cover them, and Selous, who 



HOODED CROW. FEMALE PEERING ROUND AFTER FEEDING. 



once watched them during the night, and on another 

 occasion from before the dawn, said that the old birds 

 roosted away from the nest. The large quantity of 

 sheep's wool with which the nest is lined, as in the 

 Hoodies' case, no doubt keeps the young warm. 



