or DIRDS. 
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ROOK. 
The Rook and the crow so strongly re- 
semble each other, both in make and size, 
that they are not easily distinguished when 
separated. The chief difference to be found 
between them consists in the bill of the 
kook, which, by frequently being thrust into 
the ground after grubs and worms, is with- 
out feathers as far as the eyes, and appears 
°f a whitish colour. It differs also in the 
purple splendour of its feathers, which in 
the crow are of a more dirty black. Nor is 
jt amiss to make these distinctions, as the 
Hook has but too frequently suffered for its 
similitude to the crow. Hence a harmless 
bud, that feeds only upon insects and corn, 
has been destroyed for another that feeds 
upon carrion, and is often destructive among 
young poultry. 
