. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . HevatsorL. > ajr kJIa-gi e Li tb. Lo t>i e Euvg CORAX. (mnn.) K W KN. The Raven, which, a few years ago, used to breed in oldruins, and even in some of our church steeples, is now onlyto be met with far removed from mans dwelling place, lead-ing a solitary and persecuted life; it is, in consequence, oneof the
. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . HevatsorL. > ajr kJIa-gi e Li tb. Lo t>i e Euvg CORAX. (mnn.) K W KN. The Raven, which, a few years ago, used to breed in oldruins, and even in some of our church steeples, is now onlyto be met with far removed from mans dwelling place, lead-ing a solitary and persecuted life; it is, in consequence, oneof the shyest and most wary birds in this country. In Nor-way, on the contrary (as I have before noticed with regardto the Magpie), where persecution is unknown, they soabound, that we at one time counted as many as eighteen to-gether ; there they are pert and confident, and would frequentlyremain quietly seated till we had passed them at the distanceof a few yards. The Raven breeds in the most wild and inaccessible dis-tricts which this country affords, building its nest upon ledgesof steep and lofty cliffs ; it is large, and composed of sticksmatted together with mud, and lined with a quantity of roots,wool, and the fur of animals : it is one of t
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