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are credited with, they are seldom kept as domestic pets ; they 

 are, however, very diverting in their ways, though exceedingly 

 crafty. They are more mischievous than Jackdaws, and quite 

 as great adepts at thieving. If a Crow be kept by anyone 

 having a house to which a stable and large yard are attached, 

 and where no poultry or pigeons are confined, it will prove 

 a source of much amusement, more particularly to young people 

 and children. If these birds prove mischievous to garden 

 produce, a place simil r to that used for keeping poultry 

 during the time that the vegetables and flowers are growing, 

 should be provided for them. In the winter and early spring 

 they should be allowed their full liberty, as they will eat up 

 the slugs and caterpillars. 



Diseases and their Treatment. — Crows are subject to 

 the same diseases as Ravens and Eooks, and should be 

 treated in all respects the same as these birds. 



