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BRITISH BIRDS. 
The natives of Greenland eat the fielh, and 
make a covering for themfelves with the Ikins of 
thefe birds, which they wear next their bodies. 
THE CARRION CROW. 
MIDDEN CROW, OR BLACK-NEBBED CROW„ 
( Corvus Corone> Lin.— La Corneille , Buff.) 
Is lefs than the Raven, but fimilar to it in its 
habits, colour, and external appearance : It is a- 
bout eighteen inches in length 5 its breadth above 
two feet. Birds of this kind are more numerous 
and as widely fpread as the Raven ; they live moft- 
ly in woods, and build their nefls on trees ; the fe- 
male lays five or fix eggs, much like thofe of a Ra- 
ven. They feed on putrid flefh of all forts ; like- 
wife on eggs, worms, infeds, and various forts of 
grain. They live together in pairs, and remain 
with us during the whole year. 
