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BRITISH BIRDS 
THE RAVEN. 
GREAT CORBIE CROW. 
( Corvus Corax , Lin »-—Le Corheau f Buff.) 
Is the Iargeft of .this kind ; its length is above 
two feet, breadth four : Its bill is ftrong, and very 
thick at the bafe ; it meafures fomewhat more 
than two inches and a half in length, and is cover- 
ed with ftrong hairs or briftles, which extend above 
half its length, covering the noftrils ; the general 
colour of the upper parts is of a line glolfy black, 
refle&ing a blue tint in particular lights ; the un- 
der parts are duller, and of a dufky hue. 
The Raven is well known in all parts of the 
