RAVEN LORE 



"In Sussex the cry of the crow thrice repeated is con- 

 sidered a sure sign of death." 



In Bohemia, peasants declare that from springtime up 

 to St. Lawrence's, or, according to some, St. Bartholomew's 

 Day, the crows dare not roost in the forest or on trees, be- 

 cause they were the birds who pecked out the eyes of St. 

 Lawrence, or, as some say, of St. Carlo Borromeo. The 

 children are also told on the birth of a baby that it was 

 brought to the house by crows, who let it fall down the chim- 

 ney. 



Geohmann. 



"In Andalusia, if the raven is heard croaking over a 

 house, an unlucky day is expected; repeated thrice, it is a 

 fatal presage." If perching high, turning and croaking, a 

 corpse will come from that direction. 



In some parts of Europe the raven is supposed to have 

 the power of bringing infection. 



"Saturday is the raven's day, and woe to the armies 

 that fall on that day under the gloom of its ominous wing." 

 — Robinson's "Poet's Birds" p. 381. 



WEATHER LORE 



"When crows fly low it is a sign of rain." 



When rooks or crows stay at home or return early in 



the day, rain should be expected; if they fly far away it 



will be fair. 



— Devonshire. 



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