KAYBN. 
The Eaven is included under the gene- 
ral name of Crow. Crows may be reckoned 
amongst the most cunning of the feathered 
race ; they have a particularly delicate 
smell, and take away and hide that which 
is perfectly useless to them. Crows proper 
are the largest of the family ; and compared 
with the other varieties, they are more 
retired, fly much higher, and, besides 
carrion, eat all sorts of fruit and small 
animals, even taking young chickens 
from the farm-yard. They are to be found 
in all parts of the world ; and those in 
the north have a mixture of white with 
