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Little he cares to wait for the gipsy landscape of our 

 Indian summer; and when September is at hand he wings 

 his southern flight, only to return with the lilacs of the 



spring, to a life of usefulness., of song and devotion. 



Oiuti Commercial Gazette. 



COMMON CROW. 



BY "ANSER." 



There are no birds found here in greater abundance 

 than our common crow (Cfrug/'vorous), and probably 

 none of our residents have more enemies. Farmers and 

 the smaller species of birds seem to vie with each other 

 in their dislike for this bird. He is a cowardly bird too. 

 I've seen him chased by a pair of V. g/'/va, on coming too 

 near their nest, and they were making him leave that 

 vicinity in a hurry. 



His especial delight is robbing nests of the smaller 

 birds and in this respect resembles some oologists of my 

 acquaintance who rob all the nests they can find. But, 

 are those who rob nests in this manner oologists? Large 

 nu nbers gather at a common roosting place in January 

 an 1 February, which is generally in a thicket of white 

 pines near some swamp. I once visited, accompanied by 

 some friends, a place of this kind where probably 2000 

 crows were gathered from miles around. But I will not 



