THE RAVEN. 
8ynonymes. 
Corvus corax , 
Corbeau, 
Gemein Rabe, Kolkrabe, 
Cuervo, 
Corvo, 
Raven, Crow, Corby, 
Of Ornithologists. 
Of the French. 
Of the Germans. 
Of the Spaniards. 
Of the Italians and 
Portuguese. 
Of the British and 
Anglo-Americans. 
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F all birds which have a convex, round, knife-shaped 
bill, furnished at the base with hair projecting for¬ 
wards, in other words, of all that belong to the tribe of 
crows, this, from the breadth of its tongue, is the most easily 
taught to imitate the human voice. On the ground, he walks 
in a stately manner, his motions exhibiting a kind of thoughtful 
consideration almost amounting to gravity. His ordinary 
voice consists of a hoarse croak, resembling the syllable crock 
or cruck ; but he frequently emits a note not unlike the sound 
of a sudden gulp, or the syllable cluck , which he seems to utter 
when in a sportive mood; for, although ordinarily grave, the 
raven sometimes indulges in a frolic, performing somersets 
