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be cast off at pleasure, and, consequently, he 
followed the soldiers on the wing, along their 
march, flying from stage to stage, and always 
alighting on his master's knapsack. He thus 
arrived at the head quarter station, and has 
long remained, and is still a pensioner there, 
although his faithless master has again left him 
for others to attend to, and has long since sailed 
for his native shore. 
3. — The other kind, is the " White-breasted 
Crow." This is less in size than either of these 
others. When on the wing, it has a more 
rapid flight ; its voice is most discordant ; its 
caw more resembling the barking of a wild dog 
than the notes of a bird. It is usually about 
ten inches long. 
The " Chough" of Kaffraria is similar to that 
of Cornwall. It is about half the size of the 
common crow. Its beak is long, curved, and of 
a bright scarlet colour. Its plumage is of a 
glossy black, and its legs and feet of a dingy 
red. It frequents the rocks on the sea coast, 
building its nest in their fissures, and feeds 
along the edge of the waves on the sand. 
The " Raven" in its size, plumage, habits, 
and general appearance is, in Africa, exactly 
similar to that seen in the other quarters of 
the world ; and is too old a favourite amongst 
naturalists to need more to be said here of it. 
