CROW . — Corvus cor one. 
The common Carrion Crow, so plentiful in this country, much resembles 
in habits and appearance, the bird which has just been described, and may 
almost be reckoned as a miniature raven. 
In many of its customs the Crow is very raven -like, especially in its love for 
carrion, and its propensity for attacking the eyes of any dead or dying animal. 
Like the raven, it has been known to attack game of various kinds, although its 
inferior size forces it to call to its assistance the aid of one or more of its fellows, 
before it can successfully cope with the larger creatures. Rabbits and hares are 
frequently the prey of this bird, which pounces on them as they steal abroad to 
feed, and, while they are young, is able to kill and carry them off without 
difficulty. 
The Crow also eats reptiles of various sorts, frogs and lizards being common 
dainties, and is a confirmed robber of other birds’ nests ; even carrying away the 
eggs of game and poultry, by the simple device of driving the beak through 
them and flying away with them. Even the large egg of the duck has thus been 
stolen by the Crow. Sometimes it goes to feed on the seashore, and there finds 
plenty of food among the crabs, shrimps, and shells that are found near low- 
water mark, and ingeniously cracks the harder shelled creatures, by flving with 
them to a great height, and letting them fall upon a convenient rock 
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