THE RAVEN. 
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delight in the visits of his new acquaintance. He taught 
tlie bird several tricks ; but particularly to pronounce the 
name of the emperor Tiberius and the whole of the royal 
family. The taylor was beginning to grow rich by those 
who came to see this wonderful raven, till an envious neigh- 
bour, displeased at his success, killed the bird, and deprived 
the taylor of his future hopes of fortune. The Romans, 
however, took the poor taylor’s part; they punished the 
man who offered the injury, and gave the raven all the ho- 
nours of a magnificent interment. 
Birds in general live longer than quadrupeds ; and the 
• aven is said to be one of the most long-lived of the number. 
Some of them have been known to live near an hundred 
years. These animals, indeed, seem possessed of those qua- 
lities that generally produce longevity, a good appetite, and 
great exercise. 
The carrion-crow resembles the raven in his appetites, lay- 
ing, and manner of bringing up its young. It only differs in 
being less docile, and less favoured by mankind. 
The rook leads the way in another, but a more harmless 
bain, that have no carnivorous appetites,- but only feed upon 
insects and corn. The Jloyslon crow is about the size ot the 
two former. The breast, belly, back, and upper part of the 
neck being of a pale ash-colour ; the head and wings glossed 
over with°a line blue. He is a bird of passage, visiting this 
kingdom in the beginning of winter, and leaving it in the 
s pring. He breeds, however, in different parts of the British 
dominions; and his nest is common enough in trees in 
Ireland. 
h'h e jackdaw is black like all the former, but asli-coloured 
on the breast and belly. He is not above the sizeof a pigeon. 
Be is docile and loquacious. His head being large for the size 
01 his body, which, as has been remarked, argues him inge- 
ni °us and crafty. He builds in steeples, old castles, and high 
1 °cks, laying five or six eggs in a season. T he red legged crow , 
or Cornisk'ckough, is like a jackdaw, but larger, and almost 
•he size of a crow. ' The feet and legs are long, like those of 
a jackdaw, but of a red colour ; and the plumage is black all 
over, it frequents rocks, old castles, and churches, by the 
sea-side, like the daw ; and with the same noisy assiduity. 
|t is only seen along the. western coasts of England. These 
. ,lr ds are very similar in their manners, feeding on grain and 
O'sects, living in society, and often suffering general castiga- 
tl< m fi om the flock for the good of the community. 
there are several foreign birds which bear a near relation 
the crow. The Hottentot croze of the Cape ofGood Hope 
