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nice ; for fome branches are two weak, and fome 
‘are not forked enough, and fome perhaps may be 
too near another neft ; for the old Rooks willnot 
‘allow themfelves to be difturbed by the younger 
ones. The young Rooks to fave themfelves’ . 
trouble, will frequently watch their opportunities. 
to fteal fticks from another nett ; but as foon as 
they are difcovered, a number of Rooks aflemble, 
and pull to pieces all the neft they have been | 
building; then they have to bepin the whole - 
again: fo they lofe much time, and have much 
trouble, which they would have faved if they had 
not ftolen from others, 
 Whilft one of the Rooks is gone to get the 
fticks and roots of grafs to make the neft, the 
other fits upon the tree to guard it; and if 
they be very induftrious, the neft is finifhed in 
| _ thtee or four days. 
. Rooks live very much upon worms and infe&s, 
a frequently turn over with their beaks the 
“ftones which lie upon the ground in fearch of 
then. ! 

They lay four or five eggs ; and whilft their 
; young are unfledged, they feed them with the food 
which they have {wallowed, as the Pigeon does. 
; CORNIX, 

