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CORVUS CORAX. 
RAVEN. 
Black; back, blueish black; tail, round* 
isb. 
Corvus Corax, Lin. Gme. 
Le Corbeau, BufFon. 
Raven, Pen. Lath. Bew. Shaw, Mont. 
Bing. 
PROVINCIAL. 
GREAT CORBIE CROW. 
Different specimens of this bird are 
found to vary in size, but in general they 
may be said to measure about two feet in 
length, and the alar extent four feet. 
Both sexes agree in plumage. 
The male and female pair for life. 
The Raven may be considered as the 
earliest breeder among the British birds, 
being usually in a forward state of incuba- 
tion by the end of February. In thiscountry 
it generally prefers the largest trees for 
that purpose, but at times has been known 
