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classed, as well as many other birds, amongst 
the insect destroyers, and I think should not be 
revengefully destroyed because they gather a few 
seed buds, and share with us in partaking of some 
of our fruit. The Lark should also be esteemed 
as a very useful bird, especially to the Agriculturist. 
I remember in the month of February, 1825, when 
laying out a gentleman’s grounds, in the neigh- 
bourhood of Pontefract, noticing vast numbers of 
Larks resort to the turnip-field, and on closely ex- 
amining the turnips, I found they had been much 
infested with larvae of the Cynips, but the greatest 
portion appeared to have been discovered and de- 
stroyed by these our favourite songsters, by billing 
open those tumours or knots produced in repairing 
the damages done by the inmate. The Crow, 
like the Lark, does not so immediately come un- 
der our consideration in this work, as it does not 
often resort to gardens, excepting occasionally 
some may venture their lives in some of the 
large sale gardens : there is, however, something 
so peculiar and useful in their habits, that I can- 
not well pass over them without adverting to a 
few of their peculiarities. Although these useful 
animals are maliciously eyed by the Farmers in 
general, I must say, respectfully, that it is with 
them a great oversight. Let them only obseiwe 
their course when the Labourer is turning over 
his fallow ground, and fitting it for what it is 
destined, and they will see him surrounded with 
multitudes of Crows, gathering up Worms, Grubs, 
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