ns 
natural ui/story 
CROW. 
The Crow is less in size than the raven. 
The beak is strong, thick, and straight. The 
general colour is black, except the bottom of 
the feathers, which have a greyish tint. Ho 
delights to feed upon carcases of dead ani- 
mals. Like the raven, he has a most saga- 
cious scent, and is said to smell gunpowder 
afar oft’. They sometimes collect into (locks; 
but during the spring of the year, they sepa- 
rate into pairs, for ‘the purpose of forming 
their nests, and producing and rearing their 
offspring. Their nests are usually constructed 
of sticks, dried grass, and wool. They lay 
from four to six eggs, which are of a bluish 
green colour, spotted with brown. These 
birds differ from the raven only in being less 
bold, less docile, and less favoured by man- 
kind. 
