. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 44 INSE8S0RES breast are bright yallow; the throat being crossed with a broad crescent-shaped band of velvety black. We must now leave these " creatures of music and of song," and listen for a while to the cawings of a ruder class, such as the Eaven, Crow, Magpie, and Jay, among which, however, we shall find much to interest and instruct us. Of the Crow family the Kaven is the most promi- nent on account of its size, as well as its many sin- gular qualities. From very early ages it has been regarded
. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 44 INSE8S0RES breast are bright yallow; the throat being crossed with a broad crescent-shaped band of velvety black. We must now leave these " creatures of music and of song," and listen for a while to the cawings of a ruder class, such as the Eaven, Crow, Magpie, and Jay, among which, however, we shall find much to interest and instruct us. Of the Crow family the Kaven is the most promi- nent on account of its size, as well as its many sin- gular qualities. From very early ages it has been regarded with reverence and awe by the superstitious, as being possessed of something unearthly in its nature; in heathen countries, especially, it has been looked upon by both priests and people as a fore- teller of events. In some of the Indian tribes of North Ame- rica, their priests wear, as a mark of their sacred profes- sion, two or three Ra- ven skins affixed to the girdle behind the back, in such a man- ner that the tails ""^^n- stick out horizontal- ly from tne body. They have also a split Raven skin. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baily, William L; Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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