BIRDS. 
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72. He may be tamed, and then his tricks are 
highly amusing. He teases the poultry, and drives 
off the dogs, and is very fond of visiting the pantry, 
where he contrives, when unnoticed, to commit his 
depredations. He has also a strong propensity to 
steal money, or any shining substances, and conceal 
them. 
73. “ A gentleman’s butler, having missed some 
silver spoons,. and other articles, without being able 
to ascertain in what way they disappeared, at last ob- 
served a tame Raven, that was kept about the house, 
with one in his mouth, and, on watching him to his 
hiding place, discovered there upwards of a dozen 
more.” 
THE CROW. 
74. This species of raven is most common with 
us, and is so universally known in the United States, 
that a particular description is unnecessary. It is 
smaller than the raven, but possesses, to some extent, 
the same qualities in a wild, and also in a tame state. 
What is said of the Raven when tame ? What anecdote shows 
his thievish disposition 1 
How does the Crow compare with the raven in size and charac- 
ter? 
