PLATE LVU. 
The Crow 
£ ROM wliich this plate was taken, meafured feventeen inches from the point of the bill to the 
tip of the tail, and fourteen inches round the bread. The Crow is a clofe feathered bird, and much 
neater in its appearance than many other birds which come into the fame clafs. They have a flate- 
ly walk, and fometimes.very fwift in their flight-and generally build their nefts at the top of fome 
flender elm-tree, much expofed to view: it is compofed of flicks, lined with wool, rags, or any 
rubbilh they can find ; they lay five eggs which are of a dirty blue fpotted with grey, rather pomted 
at the fmall end. and are not very nice in the choice of their food, but take up with whatever they 
can meet: in feed time they willingly partake of all kind of grain, nor have they any objec- 
tion to a meal on a dead fteep. be it ever fo ftale. and frequently watch an opportunity to take 
away ch.ckens, young ducks, c&c. and feed their young on fuch food. Theiryoung quit the neft at 
the age of three weeks, and in about fourteen days are able to provide for themfelves. by which time 
the old one will have another new neft, for they build three or four times in a feafon, and at the lat- 
ter end of the fumraer begin to flock together, and continue in that flate until the enfuing fpring. 
They are a fliy cunning bird, not eafily approached, more efpecially if a gun is carried. I know 
not of any peculiar property they have, except that of deftroying worms and flugs in the fields, 
and that they cannot bear the approach of a kite-on feeing one, they inftantly purfue him. endea- 
vouring to be uppermoft in flight, darting on him, and with fury buff-etting him with their wings, 
and although the kite ftrongly endeavours to oppofe the crow and defend himfelf, the crow hav- 
KJgmore command of his wings always drives him off", and feems to return fenfible of his viRory. 
