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BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH 

 CAROLINA. 



Corvus americanus (And.), American 

 Crow. — These birds puzzle me more than 

 any other species in this section. I can 

 i not account for the great flocks of Crows 

 that I see going South in Autumn. If 

 they all went South it would be very 

 plain, but some stay here all the time. 

 Crows make the best pets, (I think) of 

 any other birds about here. I have 

 never taken any eggs, but have found 



