. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 782 Home Nature-Study Course. than she does others. She does not Hke at all the cunning old crow which steals the suet she puts on the shade trees in winter for the chickadees and nuthatches; and she has hired a boy with a shot gun to protect the eggs and nestlings of the robins and other birds in her neighborhood from the ravages of one or two cruel old crows that have developed the nest- hunting habit. On the other hand,
. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 782 Home Nature-Study Course. than she does others. She does not Hke at all the cunning old crow which steals the suet she puts on the shade trees in winter for the chickadees and nuthatches; and she has hired a boy with a shot gun to protect the eggs and nestlings of the robins and other birds in her neighborhood from the ravages of one or two cruel old crows that have developed the nest- hunting habit. On the other hand, she became a sincere admirer of a crow flock which worked in a field close to her country home, and she has been the chosen friend of several tame crows Photo by A. A. Allen , • . ^- .1 Young Crow ^ho were even more mterestmg than they were mischievous. What a perfectly New England sound is this voice of the crow! If you stand still anywhere in the outskirts of the town and listen, this is perhaps the sound which you will be most sure to hear, rising above all sounds of human industry and leading your thoughts to some far away bay in the woods. The bird sees the white man come and the Indian withdraw, but it withdraws not. Its untamed voice is still heard above the tinkling of the forge. It sees a race pass away, but it passes not away. It remains to remind us of aboriginal nature.— Lesson XXV. the appearance of the crow. Purpose.—To induce the pupils to study the habits of this interesting bird more closely. (i). How large is the crow compared with other black birds? (2). Describe the colors of the crow when seen in the sunlight. (3). Describe the general shape of the crow. (4). Are its wings long and slender or short and stout? (5). Is the tail long or short? Is it notched or straight at the end? (6). Describe the crow's feet. Are they large and strong or slender? (7). How many toes does the track show in the snow or mud? How many are directed forward and how
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