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Corvus o o r a x .;
G e n u s € O R \
Gen. C h a r . B ill strong', conical, 'cultcatecl, straight at tho ixfcse, b u t bending slightly tow.
the tip ; nostrils at th e hast! of the hill, oval a;;.d open, cov'-red by refjfoeted bristly r.-.vi!
Wings pointed ; the ■ first feather IieSisg :i: ¡udh 'tllao the ¡ec^id ancj third, suid
fourth'the longest. 'Logs m & Jw t■•«»»..¡ - ; iw- i j a '■'¡¡¡•. • '• . kI ;■■■;■■
Claws strong and •cHrved. than the fcRMhUr t ic.
T h e R a ^ i . > W frMY, Hi <■: si $ < # $ , . I ; : ■■■ , . o ... $ , , . . v viie r :u . •
"reintndh ¡U-^ liiii . . Thjf* ..••v-' a»ti tfriMMWsl if-it'« i>-»- .us •! iyihJ ‘ • ,
V htewii^jwgu, from its (Sariivg atlacks^poiaihe yo«ng or
ing being to announce •” »ding calamity.
tin*, Hsnii w« svHX'-.i’ir «lot;« the •deiiiSt'ifU’-«’»; o f aj> <wim'd, ¡iw! the absence of the herdsman, nffohl a <
of success;, h a t «he fUveuJs there iIlJh ilv-' flw«is«k' ;»« first'-he stakes' his''approach obliquely and. «-vitfc
caution. l ie is shy of roan and 0:1: •.;•.; ■. ..-¡¡i I '.e -awe. 5i,s it has been aptly observed, t
glad to find others' «urion, d r to iu-kli.Y rwrioii ofihftwf ,«f ke can do it with impunity, be takes good cat
feeds, at his leisure, retires to a small iftfitance to digest his meal, and theh returns again.
The Raven ¡¿.-met wit'fewi almost. «very pari of the gjpbe: Hoc-; - ® the ¿ea shore, io..- •: | | | i
textcjisiye wt»o^ its s«iwE o.iual feaoii(s s and are nil equally favourable to. its habits, oceasieiially it
rave» '-fe'ftif If®!; -h-m > inrliwiuunatefvs-thall mammalia, eggs, reptiles, dea
bisects, ?§:##?!< iiisd sis jWftii? feeding their vono# oat o f the nests o f a rookery.
I h e to n ic# » « a tta fe aw 4«$?shpr, i««i they aw stud So pair for life. There is n o '
encii iii the pi*ttiftpe o f .. ,;uyr Jjfe _■ ^ ;■.■■/': • 1 > • ■ - - i '2*1 ■. ’ '¡o ' .,i 1 • 5; i . - .
ne a rth e >.">^1'^':. .. i.-L' • >•...> ¡fcwrs it---.-nm .
wool and hawr,: fofr ye#re‘;u#- w&'uviiis*«». 'flat jite1' 0 % ?’' tS of a bhteuih green idcifeihw
brown, ,ox« ps^oiied yt‘3fj ie spring. 'The fewa|e during ¡tttenbation,^ which .lasts '-about twenty di
regtdfg^ 'pi’id > : %. t»nfe l^rd, who not iktj.vp ¡W'sdes hoi- »ritb abtfedunee eif foodi, but n
her m ! s i i :>;k''i-i k;v ftie ... a "!< -d. ••;*.. •" •; *», C ,-■:•■
providcfor tf&gwwh«*« I f ¥»»*•;• • 'HWJg l«tr. UeH»% edited,, wni becomes very tame and fei
imitating «mi.dK 0 -w.w»'. • < -sod lias iplctr Ik*» tsegiit u> proaowuie a variety of words dist.
They are also' riWfed tor cwttWW'jK n il hiding piefees o f polished meial.
The whole o f t*. m MphR. the upper past glossed with blue; feathers on the throat pare©'
pointed; tail rotoMfad dt the eh<f% feiah, legs and Soos black; claws black, strong and curved.
. Our figure rcprese*)«« as« <niuh bird, <n«e fourth IsHi rSkm tli$ natural size.