A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . rd, who, attached strongly to the breeding places, in which it often conti- 17* 198 BOOK OF THE UNITED STATES. The Raven is found in greater numbers in the western than in the eas-tern part of the union ; it is a resident, however, in almost every countryin the
A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . rd, who, attached strongly to the breeding places, in which it often conti- 17* 198 BOOK OF THE UNITED STATES. The Raven is found in greater numbers in the western than in the eas-tern part of the union ; it is a resident, however, in almost every countryin the world. He has been too often described to require extended Crow is also an inhabitant of nearly every region. In most of thesettled districts of North America, he is frequently met with, and is aslittle liked as he is often seen. He is smaller than the raven, and is of adeep black color, with brilliant reflections. Easily domesticated, and quiteintelligent, he becomes attached to his master, and learns a variety ofamusing tricks, though he is apt to be thievish, and is sometimes noisyand disagreeable. The Fish Croto resembles the rook; it is peculiar tothis couiV -y, and is met with along the coast of Georgia, and as far northas New ersey. The Columbian Crow is another variety frequenting theshores of Columbia Magpie is found in the western parts of America, and is veryrous to the west of the Rocky Mountains. He is a restless, active, . ars, has been known to lay, though with apparent reluctance, after »a of the co md, Mr. C. Pickering, found two nests of ow warbler, in which had been deposited an egg of the cow-bird pre- • to any of their own ; and unable to eject it, they had buried it in the bottom of it, and buill over it an additional storj ! 1 also saw. in the summer of 1830, a similar circumstan bird, in which the cow-birds egs, though incarcerate ed, was still visible on the upper edge, but could never have been hatched. At times, tmnk i
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