OPGIRtihe 22" & 
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 will not 
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 neft; hut 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 begin the whole | 
~ again: fo they lofe much time, and have much 
trouble, wi hich they would havefaved 1 if me had 
not ftolen from others. 
‘Whilft one of the Rooks is gone to get the 
flicks 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 Ma in 
three or four days. 
Rooks live very much upon worms and infects, 
and frequently turn over with their beaks the 
tones which lie bs the ground in fearch of 
them. : 
They lay four or five egos; and whilft tlie 
young are unfledged, they feed them with the food 
which they have {wallowed, as the Pigeon does. 
a fote  CORNIX, 
